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






3. The process of drying wood.






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






5. Drill bit used in basic wood work






6. 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






7. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






20. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






21. Flat bottom drill






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






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






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






25. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






26. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






29. Removing material by ways of the lathe






30. 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.






31. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






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






35. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






36. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






38. The process of drying wood.






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






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






41. When the wood bends with the grain






42. Pattern of the wood grain






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






44. Box structure without a lid






45. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






48. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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