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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. Drill bit used in basic wood work






7. Flat bottom drill






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






9. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






13. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






16. 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






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






18. A holding device attached to a workbench






19. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






21. A holding device attached to a workbench






22. When the wood bends across the grain






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






24. Box structure without a lid






25. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






28. 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.






29. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






31. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






33. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






36. A fixed bar for support






37. The process of drying wood.






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






39. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






40. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






43. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






46. 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






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






48. When the wood bends across the grain






49. Pattern of the wood grain






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