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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






3. Where joints meet each other






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






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






6. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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






13. Flat bottom drill






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






22. 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






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






24. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






27. Box structure without a lid






28. Pattern of the wood grain






29. The process of drying wood.






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






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






32. 90 degree angle






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






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






35. When cutting across the grain of the wood






36. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. The center or pit of the wood






42. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






43. A tool used to shave wood off edges to make them ready to be connected






44. 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.






45. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






46. 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.






47. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






50. Hole larger than the screw