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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 joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers






2. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






4. When cutting across the grain of the wood






5. When the wood bends across the grain






6. 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






7. Box structure without a lid






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






13. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






16. A fixed bar for support






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






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






19. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






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






23. The center or pit of the wood






24. A fixed bar for support






25. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






27. 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






28. Hole larger than the screw






29. Where joints meet each other






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






31. Pattern of the wood grain






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






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






37. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






39. Drill bit used in basic wood work






40. Hole larger than the screw






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






42. 90 degree angle






43. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






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






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






49. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






50. When the wood bends with the grain