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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When the teeth of a blade are thicker than the actual blade so that the wood doesnt get caught up in the cutting process






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






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






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






5. Hole larger than the screw






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






7. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






16. Cut (wood) along the grain






17. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






18. 90 degree angle






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






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






21. Hole larger than the screw






22. Box structure without a lid






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






24. When the wood bends with the grain






25. A fixed bar for support






26. The center or pit of the wood






27. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






29. A hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint. the female half.






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






31. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






32. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






33. Pattern of the wood grain






34. The volume of a board 1 inch thick - 12 inches wide - and 12 inches long.






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






36. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






37. 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.






38. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






39. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






40. 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






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






42. A holding device attached to a workbench






43. Flat bottom drill






44. The process of drying wood.






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






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






47. When the wood bends across the grain






48. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






49. 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






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