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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Between table legs closer to the bottom used for extra strength and stability






2. A fixed bar for support






3. Pattern of the wood grain






4. When the wood bends across the grain






5. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






7. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






8. Hole larger than the screw






9. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






11. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






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






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






16. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






18. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






21. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






22. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






25. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






27. Where joints meet each other






28. Removing material by ways of the lathe






29. 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.






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






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






32. A holding device attached to a workbench






33. 90 degree angle






34. When the wood bends with the grain






35. The center or pit of the wood






36. 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






37. When cutting across the grain of the wood






38. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






40. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






49. The process of drying wood.






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