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






2. When cutting across the grain of the wood






3. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






5. 90 degree angle






6. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






9. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






10. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. When the wood bends with the grain






15. When the wood bends across the grain






16. Flat bottom drill






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






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






19. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






21. The process of drying wood.






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






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






24. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






26. Hole larger than the screw






27. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






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






31. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






32. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






34. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






36. When the wood bends with the grain






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






38. The process of drying wood.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. A holding device attached to a workbench






45. Where joints meet each other






46. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






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