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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






3. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






6. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






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






11. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






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






15. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






17. Flat bottom drill






18. The process of drying wood.






19. Box structure without a lid






20. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






23. Cut (wood) along the grain






24. The process of drying wood.






25. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






28. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






29. Hole larger than the screw






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. When cutting across the grain of the wood






36. Pattern of the wood grain






37. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A fixed bar for support






45. 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






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






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






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






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