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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






4. Where joints meet each other






5. The center or pit of the wood






6. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






7. When cutting across the grain of the wood






8. Removing material by ways of the lathe






9. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






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






14. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






16. Box structure without a lid






17. Pattern of the wood grain






18. 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






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






20. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






24. The process of drying wood.






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






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






27. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






28. 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






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






30. A holding device attached to a workbench






31. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






35. A fixed bar for support






36. Hole larger than the screw






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






38. Where joints meet each other






39. The center or pit of the wood






40. A fixed bar for support






41. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






44. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






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






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






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






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