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






2. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






4. Straight flat blade used in carving






5. Removing material by ways of the lathe






6. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






10. Drill bit used in basic wood work






11. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






12. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






14. Where joints meet each other






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






16. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






18. Cut (wood) along the grain






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The process of drying wood.






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






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






30. A fixed bar for support






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






44. A fixed bar for support






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






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






47. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






48. The center or pit of the wood






49. 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






50. Flat bottom drill