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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A fixed bar for support






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






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






4. When the wood bends with the grain






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






6. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






8. Drill bit used in basic wood work






9. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






10. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






12. 90 degree angle






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






14. 90 degree angle






15. Straight flat blade used in carving






16. A fixed bar for support






17. Cut (wood) along the grain






18. 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






19. When the wood bends across the grain






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






21. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






25. When the wood bends with the grain






26. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






27. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






29. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






30. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






32. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






35. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. When cutting across the grain of the wood






43. Pattern of the wood grain






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






45. Where joints meet each other






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Flat bottom drill






50. Hole larger than the screw