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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. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






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






5. Hole larger than the screw






6. Removing material by ways of the lathe






7. Hole larger than the screw






8. 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.






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






10. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






12. A fixed bar for support






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






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






15. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






16. 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.






17. Stationary tool that does the same job as a regular drill - at a fixed angle - bit moves up and down - same hole is made each and every time






18. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






22. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






24. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






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






28. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






31. 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.






32. The process of drying wood.






33. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






34. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






35. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Straight flat blade used in carving






43. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






45. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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. When cutting across the grain of the wood






48. When the wood bends with the grain






49. The center or pit of the wood






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