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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. 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






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






3. Box structure without a lid






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






5. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






7. The process of drying wood.






8. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






9. Flat bottom drill






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






11. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






14. Straight flat blade used in carving






15. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






16. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






19. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






22. 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






23. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






26. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






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






31. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






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. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






36. A fixed bar for support






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






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






39. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






41. When cutting across the grain of the wood






42. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






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






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






47. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






49. Flat bottom drill






50. Hole larger than the screw