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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The center or pit of the wood






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






3. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






4. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






6. A fixed bar for support






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






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






9. A fixed bar for support






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






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






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






13. 90 degree angle






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






15. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






17. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






21. Box structure without a lid






22. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






23. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






25. A holding device attached to a workbench






26. Straight flat blade used in carving






27. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






31. Where joints meet each other






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






33. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






34. When the wood bends with the grain






35. 90 degree angle






36. 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






37. 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






38. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






40. When the wood bends with the grain






41. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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 begins to turn and warp during the drying process






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






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






50. The center or pit of the wood