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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. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






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






6. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






8. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






11. A joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers






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






13. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






14. 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






15. When cutting across the grain of the wood






16. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






19. 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.






20. A joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The center or pit of the wood






28. 90 degree angle






29. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






30. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






34. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






36. When the wood bends with the grain






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






38. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






42. Where joints meet each other






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






44. 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






45. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






48. When cutting across the grain of the wood






49. 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






50. Flat bottom drill