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






2. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






4. 90 degree angle






5. Where joints meet each other






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. Hole larger than the screw






12. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






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






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






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






18. Straight flat blade used in carving






19. 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






20. Drill bit used in basic wood work






21. 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






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






23. When cutting across the grain of the wood






24. Box structure without a lid






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






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






27. Where joints meet each other






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






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






30. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






32. Pattern of the wood grain






33. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






36. 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






37. Removing material by ways of the lathe






38. Flat bottom drill






39. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






41. Pattern of the wood grain






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






43. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






45. 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






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






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






48. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






49. When the wood bends with the grain






50. 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.