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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. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






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






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






7. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






9. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






17. The process of drying wood.






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






19. A fixed bar for support






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






21. Box structure without a lid






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






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






24. Where joints meet each other






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






26. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






28. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






37. 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.






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






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






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. 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






42. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






43. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






45. A fixed bar for support






46. Flat bottom drill






47. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






50. Box structure without a lid