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






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






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






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






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






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






7. When the wood bends across the grain






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






9. 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






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






11. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






13. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






15. Hole larger than the screw






16. Where joints meet each other






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






18. The center or pit of the wood






19. Removing material by ways of the lathe






20. Box structure without a lid






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






22. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 90 degree angle






30. Drill bit used in basic wood work






31. A holding device attached to a workbench






32. Hole larger than the screw






33. Cut (wood) along the grain






34. The process of drying wood.






35. Flat bottom drill






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






37. When the wood bends with the grain






38. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






41. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






44. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






47. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






48. 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






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






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