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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. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






4. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






7. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. The process of drying wood.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






19. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






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






24. When the wood bends with the grain






25. Pattern of the wood grain






26. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






28. 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






29. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






30. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






32. A fixed bar for support






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






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






35. Drill bit used in basic wood work






36. When the wood bends with the grain






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






38. The center or pit of the wood






39. A holding device attached to a workbench






40. The center or pit of the wood






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






42. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






43. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






46. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






47. Removing material by ways of the lathe






48. 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






49. Pattern of the wood grain






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