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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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1. Hole larger than the screw






2. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






4. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






6. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






9. A holding device attached to a workbench






10. Hole larger than the screw






11. When the wood bends with the grain






12. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Pattern of the wood grain






18. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






21. A holding device attached to a workbench






22. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Pattern of the wood grain






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






37. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






39. 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






40. When the wood bends across the grain






41. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






43. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






44. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






45. 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






46. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






48. 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.






49. Where joints meet each other






50. When cutting across the grain of the wood