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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Flat piece placed inside a wooden frame - like a cabinet front






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






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






4. Flat bottom drill






5. When the wood bends across the grain






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






7. 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






8. A holding device attached to a workbench






9. When cutting across the grain of the wood






10. Pattern of the wood grain






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






13. Drill bit used in basic wood work






14. Where joints meet each other






15. Cut (wood) along the grain






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. When the wood bends across the grain






28. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






40. Box structure without a lid






41. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






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






45. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






46. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






47. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






49. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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