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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. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






2. A holding device attached to a workbench






3. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






4. Removing material by ways of the lathe






5. 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






6. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






14. 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






15. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






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






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






21. The center or pit of the wood






22. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






25. When the wood bends across the grain






26. The process of drying wood.






27. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






29. Flat bottom drill






30. Pattern of the wood grain






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






32. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






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






37. The process of drying wood.






38. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






39. 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.






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






41. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






45. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






48. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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