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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






10. When the wood bends with the grain






11. 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.






12. The process of drying wood.






13. Pattern of the wood grain






14. Flat bottom drill






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






16. Where joints meet each other






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






18. 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






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






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






21. A fixed bar for support






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






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






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






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






26. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






29. The center or pit of the wood






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






31. A holding device attached to a workbench






32. 90 degree angle






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






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






35. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






38. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






39. Where joints meet each other






40. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






42. When the wood bends across the grain






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






49. 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






50. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined