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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Blade that has teeth then a space that when cutting results in a wider kerf.






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






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






4. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






8. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






9. A holding device attached to a workbench






10. When the wood bends across the grain






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






12. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






14. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






16. The process of drying wood.






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






18. 90 degree angle






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






20. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






21. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The center or pit of the wood






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






30. Box structure without a lid






31. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






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






37. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






38. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






40. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






41. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






43. 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.






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






45. A holding device attached to a workbench






46. 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






47. Flat bottom drill






48. 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.






49. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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