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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Layers of wood veneer laid in different directions - glued together under pressure.






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






3. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






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






7. The process of drying wood.






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






9. 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






10. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






11. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






12. When the wood bends with the grain






13. Box structure without a lid






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






15. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






16. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






18. Where joints meet each other






19. When the wood bends across the grain






20. Where joints meet each other






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






22. 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.






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






24. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






27. The process of drying wood.






28. A fixed bar for support






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






30. 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.






31. Flat bottom drill






32. 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






33. Hole larger than the screw






34. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






35. 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.






36. When the wood bends across the grain






37. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






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






41. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






43. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






44. Pattern of the wood grain






45. The center or pit of the wood






46. Hole larger than the screw






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






48. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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