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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. A fixed bar for support






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






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






4. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






8. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






11. 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






12. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






13. Pattern of the wood grain






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






15. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






17. 90 degree angle






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






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






20. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






21. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






22. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






23. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






25. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






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






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






30. Flat bottom drill






31. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






38. A fixed bar for support






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Removing material by ways of the lathe






46. The process of drying wood.






47. The center or pit of the wood






48. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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