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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together






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






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






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






5. Hole larger than the screw






6. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






10. Straight flat blade used in carving






11. The process of drying wood.






12. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






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






16. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






22. Flat bottom drill






23. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






24. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






25. The center or pit of the wood






26. 90 degree angle






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






28. 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






29. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






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






34. Where joints meet each other






35. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






39. The center or pit of the wood






40. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






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






46. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






48. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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