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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 fixed bar for support






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






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






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






5. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






8. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






12. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






14. A fixed bar for support






15. When the wood bends with the grain






16. Straight flat blade used in carving






17. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






20. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






21. Flat bottom drill






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






23. Hole larger than the screw






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






25. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






29. Drill bit used in basic wood work






30. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






33. 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.






34. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






35. The process of drying wood.






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






37. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






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






41. The process of drying wood.






42. Hole larger than the screw






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Box structure without a lid






48. When the wood bends across the grain






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






50. Box structure without a lid