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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together






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






3. Pattern of the wood grain






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






5. Straight flat blade used in carving






6. Box structure without a lid






7. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






10. The center or pit of the wood






11. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 90 degree angle






17. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






19. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






22. The grain of wood as seen from the end of of the wood strip. edge of wood (straws)






23. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






26. A fixed bar for support






27. When the wood bends across the grain






28. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






29. 90 degree angle






30. 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.






31. When cutting across the grain of the wood






32. 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






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






34. Flat bottom drill






35. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






37. Where joints meet each other






38. Flat bottom drill






39. The process of drying wood.






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






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






42. Box structure without a lid






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






44. Removing material by ways of the lathe






45. The process of drying wood.






46. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






50. Drill bit used in basic wood work