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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. 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. 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.






3. Pattern of the wood grain






4. Where joints meet each other






5. 90 degree angle






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






7. When cutting across the grain of the wood






8. Cut (wood) along the grain






9. Pattern of the wood grain






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






11. 90 degree angle






12. Box structure without a lid






13. 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






14. Removing material by ways of the lathe






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






22. Removing material by ways of the lathe






23. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






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






27. The center or pit of the wood






28. Hole larger than the screw






29. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






30. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






32. When cutting across the grain of the wood






33. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






34. 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






35. A holding device attached to a workbench






36. When the wood bends across the grain






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Flat bottom drill






45. The process of drying wood.






46. 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.






47. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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