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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






2. A fixed bar for support






3. Pattern of the wood grain






4. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






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






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






10. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






12. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






13. 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.






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






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






16. 90 degree angle






17. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






19. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






22. The process of drying wood.






23. Cut (wood) along the grain






24. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






32. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






41. Box structure without a lid






42. 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.






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






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






45. Flat bottom drill






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






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






49. Straight flat blade used in carving






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