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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Pattern of the wood grain






2. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






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






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






7. 90 degree angle






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






9. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






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






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






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






15. When the wood bends across the grain






16. Hole larger than the screw






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






23. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






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






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






28. The process of drying wood.






29. Straight flat blade used in carving






30. Straight flat blade used in carving






31. The process of drying wood.






32. When the wood bends across the grain






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






34. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






38. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






42. Cut (wood) along the grain






43. Box structure without a lid






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






45. The center or pit of the wood






46. 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.






47. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






50. A fixed bar for support