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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






4. Flat bottom drill






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






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






7. Where joints meet each other






8. 90 degree angle






9. When the wood bends with the grain






10. Where joints meet each other






11. Box structure without a lid






12. A holding device attached to a workbench






13. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






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






18. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






21. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






22. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






25. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






27. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






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






32. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






34. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






36. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






37. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






40. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






41. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






42. The process of drying wood.






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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