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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A holding device attached to a workbench






2. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






3. When the wood bends with the grain






4. When the wood bends across the grain






5. A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers - split (wood) into thin sheets with the grains going all the same way






6. A tool used to shave wood off edges to make them ready to be connected






7. The joint of a project - or where the wood comes together and is connected






8. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






9. Stationary tool that does the same job as a regular drill - at a fixed angle - bit moves up and down - same hole is made each and every time






10. A cut or groove along or near the edge of a piece of wood that allows another piece to fit into it to form a joint.






11. Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood






12. Hole larger than the screw






13. Drill bit used in basic wood work






14. Stretcher under the top of the table between the legs






15. To remove material in a more general way and giving form to the wood






16. To remove material in a more detailed sense of working






17. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






18. Cut (wood) along the grain






19. Flat piece placed inside a wooden frame - like a cabinet front






20. Layers of wood veneer laid in different directions - glued together under pressure.






21. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






22. Pattern of the wood grain






23. Flat piece placed inside a wooden frame - like a cabinet front






24. Layers of wood veneer laid in different directions - glued together under pressure.






25. Two surfaces of wood lay flat face to face to be connected






26. Removing material by ways of the lathe






27. A joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers






28. Box structure without a lid






29. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






30. Japanese saw that works with the backward motion of cutting with the saw






31. A crack that is formed in the wood during the seasoning process.






32. Japanese saw that works with the backward motion of cutting with the saw






33. When the teeth of a blade are thicker than the actual blade so that the wood doesnt get caught up in the cutting process






34. Cut (wood) along the grain






35. Between table legs closer to the bottom used for extra strength and stability






36. Paper cut out of project to follow by when cutting actual wood.






37. The center or pit of the wood






38. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together






39. To make or become less wide or less thick at one end.






40. Underlying structure of furniture - like a drawer. using walls to build up the structure






41. A joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers






42. The center or pit of the wood






43. Two surfaces of wood lay flat face to face to be connected






44. A tool used to shave wood off edges to make them ready to be connected






45. Underlying structure of furniture - like a drawer. using walls to build up the structure






46. The surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made






47. Joint that comes together in only one way and the fingers are triangular shaped






48. When cutting across the grain of the wood






49. Stationary tool that does the same job as a regular drill - at a fixed angle - bit moves up and down - same hole is made each and every time






50. The process of drying wood.