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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. 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.






2. Cut (wood) along the grain






3. Hole larger than the screw






4. Box structure without a lid






5. 90 degree angle






6. When the wood bends with the grain






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






8. The center or pit of the wood






9. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






10. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






13. Box structure without a lid






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






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






16. The process of drying wood.






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






18. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






21. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Straight flat blade used in carving






31. A fixed bar for support






32. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






34. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






35. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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






40. When cutting across the grain of the wood






41. Where joints meet each other






42. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






45. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






48. Flat bottom drill






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






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