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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. To make or become less wide or less thick at one end.






2. 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






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






4. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






5. When the wood bends with the grain






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






7. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






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






11. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






12. 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.






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






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






15. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






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






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






22. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






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






26. Straight flat blade used in carving






27. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






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






31. Where joints meet each other






32. Flat bottom drill






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






34. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






35. 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






36. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






37. When the wood bends across the grain






38. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






40. 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






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






42. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






44. Removing material by ways of the lathe






45. A fixed bar for support






46. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






50. Pattern of the wood grain