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






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






3. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






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






8. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






10. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






12. Where joints meet each other






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






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






15. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






17. Flat bottom drill






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






19. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






21. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






23. 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.






24. A fixed bar for support






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






26. The process of drying wood.






27. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






28. Cut (wood) along the grain






29. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






30. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






31. 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.






32. A fixed bar for support






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Flat bottom drill






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






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






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