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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






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






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






7. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






8. 90 degree angle






9. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






14. The process of drying wood.






15. 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.






16. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together






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






18. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






20. Removing material by ways of the lathe






21. 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.






22. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






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






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






28. Drill bit used in basic wood work






29. When the wood bends across the grain






30. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Pattern of the wood grain






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






40. 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






41. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together






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






43. When the wood bends with the grain






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






45. A fixed bar for support






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






47. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






50. Flat bottom drill