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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. When cutting across the grain of the wood






2. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






5. 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.






6. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






7. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






8. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






11. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






13. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. A fixed bar for support






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






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






23. 90 degree angle






24. A fixed bar for support






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






26. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






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






31. When the wood bends with the grain






32. Hole larger than the screw






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






34. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






35. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The process of drying wood.






42. Box structure without a lid






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






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






45. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






47. 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.






48. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






49. 90 degree angle






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