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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. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






12. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






15. When cutting across the grain of the wood






16. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






18. Where joints meet each other






19. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






20. Straight flat blade used in carving






21. Cut (wood) along the grain






22. When the wood bends across the grain






23. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






24. Hole larger than the screw






25. 90 degree angle






26. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






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






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






31. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






33. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






34. The process of drying wood.






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






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






37. When the wood bends across the grain






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






39. Hole larger than the screw






40. 90 degree angle






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






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






47. The process of drying wood.






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






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






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