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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






2. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






5. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






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






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






10. When the wood bends across the grain






11. Flat bottom drill






12. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






16. Box structure without a lid






17. Where joints meet each other






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Straight flat blade used in carving






24. The process of drying wood.






25. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






28. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. A fixed bar for support






35. 90 degree angle






36. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






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






42. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






45. When the wood bends across the grain






46. A fixed bar for support






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






48. Drill bit used in basic wood work






49. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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