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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 projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint. male half






2. 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






3. Flat bottom drill






4. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






6. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






8. When the wood bends with the grain






9. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






10. 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.






11. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






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






15. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






18. 90 degree angle






19. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






22. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






24. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






28. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






30. A fixed bar for support






31. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






34. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






37. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






40. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






41. 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






42. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






45. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






47. 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.






48. Drill bit used in basic wood work






49. Pattern of the wood grain






50. When the wood bends with the grain