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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






8. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






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






13. Pattern of the wood grain






14. 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.






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






16. Cut (wood) along the grain






17. Where joints meet each other






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






19. When the wood bends with the grain






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






21. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






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






26. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






28. 90 degree angle






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






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






31. A fixed bar for support






32. Box structure without a lid






33. Flat bottom drill






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






35. The process of drying wood.






36. 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.






37. Drill bit used in basic wood work






38. 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






39. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






43. Flat bottom drill






44. 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






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






46. 90 degree angle






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






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






49. The center or pit of the wood






50. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole