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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. Stretcher under the top of the table between the legs






2. Cut (wood) along the grain






3. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






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






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






8. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






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






13. Drill bit used in basic wood work






14. 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.






15. When cutting across the grain of the wood






16. The center or pit of the wood






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






18. Flat bottom drill






19. The center or pit of the wood






20. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






28. When the wood bends with the grain






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






30. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






31. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






34. Flat bottom drill






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






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






37. The process of drying wood.






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






39. Removing material by ways of the lathe






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Pattern of the wood grain






48. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






49. 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.






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