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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where joints meet each other






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






3. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






4. A projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint. male half






5. When cutting across the grain of the wood






6. Soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar - state tree!






7. When the wood bends across the grain






8. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






11. Hole larger than the screw






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






13. Pattern of the wood grain






14. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.






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






16. Where joints meet each other






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






18. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






19. The process of drying wood.






20. Box structure without a lid






21. When the wood begins to turn and warp during the drying process






22. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






23. 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






24. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






28. When the wood bends with the grain






29. When the wood begins to turn and warp during the drying process






30. 90 degree angle






31. When you create a device to guide your wood in a certain way on a saw or tool






32. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






33. When the wood bends across the grain






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






35. Hole larger than the screw






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






37. Blade that has teeth then a space that when cutting results in a wider kerf.






38. Soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar - state tree!






39. Removing material by ways of the lathe






40. Made by dissolving a secretion of the lag-bug in denatured alcohol. It produces a beautiful finish that is not water - alcohol - or heat resistant.






41. When cutting across the grain of the wood






42. Blade that has teeth then a space that when cutting results in a wider kerf.






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






44. 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.






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






46. A fixed bar for support






47. A highly effective abrasive that is used for grinding plastics and metal and wood - commonly used in sandpaper






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






49. The process of drying wood.






50. Pattern of the wood grain