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






2. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






4. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






5. Hole larger than the screw






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






7. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Box structure without a lid






16. Where joints meet each other






17. Pattern of the wood grain






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






19. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






22. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






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






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






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






28. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






30. 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






31. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






32. Drill bit used in basic wood work






33. A fixed bar for support






34. The process of drying wood.






35. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Drill bit used in basic wood work






45. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






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






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






50. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing