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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. Hole larger than the screw






2. When the wood bends with the grain






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






4. Drill bit used in basic wood work






5. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






9. Where joints meet each other






10. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






14. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






16. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






19. Flat bottom drill






20. Where joints meet each other






21. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






22. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






23. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






26. The process of drying wood.






27. 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.






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






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






30. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






32. Flat bottom drill






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






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






35. Hole larger than the screw






36. When cutting across the grain of the wood






37. 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.






38. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






39. Pattern of the wood grain






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. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






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






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






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






47. When the wood bends with the grain






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






49. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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