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






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






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






4. Straight flat blade used in carving






5. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






7. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






8. 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






9. Hole larger than the screw






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






11. Flat bottom drill






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






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. The center or pit of the wood






15. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






18. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






19. When cutting across the grain of the wood






20. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






22. Where joints meet each other






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






24. 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






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






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






27. A fixed bar for support






28. The process of drying wood.






29. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






31. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






32. Pattern of the wood grain






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. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






35. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






37. 90 degree angle






38. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Box structure without a lid






45. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






48. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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