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Need to find the variations amongst a groove, dado and rabbet? Have bother remembering what’s a rail and what’s a stile? Or possibly you simply must know tips on how to spell “cyanoacrylate” (spell verify will inform you you’re improper). You’ve come to the appropriate place! We are bulding this glossary of woodworking phrases primarily based on previous problems with Popular Woodworking Magazine, the glossary that ran in problems with Woodworking Magazine, and enter from readers. It’s a dwelling doc, with loads of room to develop – and you may assist! Have you a time period you prefer to see outlined? Or need to submit a time period and definition? Shoot an e-mail to cknoff@aimmedia.com

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abrasive (n) — any of the coated papers, materials or different supplies (together with pumice, rottenstone and metal wool) used for smoothing wooden or between-coat smoothing of finishes.

acetone (n) — a solvent used to scrub wooden pitch from blades and instruments.

adze (n) — a primitive device for surfacing lumber

aliphatic resin glue (n) — technical identify for primary yellow woodworking glue, which can be a polyvinyl acetate (PVA) glue with an aliphatic resin added to increase open time and improve the vary of temperatures by which it is going to work

ampere (n) — measurement of digital present, normally utilized in reference to energy of an electrical motor or circuit (abbrev. “amp”)

apron (n) — the a part of a desk between the legs that attaches the bottom to the highest

arbor (n) — a motor’s axis or rotating shaft to which a device is hooked up, reminiscent of a table-saw blade or a router bit.

architect’s rule (n) — normally a three-sided ruler marked with totally different measuring scales

auger (n) — a wood-boring gadget or bit

B

backsaw (n) — a hand noticed that’s stabilized with a inflexible backbone alongside the again of the blade

baltic birch (n), baltic birch plywood (n) — A high-quality birch plywood comprised of veneer of equal thickness. It has no voids. Widely used for furnishings, it’s also called “Finnish birch.” Unlike home plywood, reminiscent of “apple ply,” which is available in 4′ x 8′ sheets, Baltic birch is made in 5′ x 5′ sheets.

band noticed (n) — an influence noticed utilizing a continuous-loop blade powered by two or three wheels

bar clamp (n) — a clamping gadget with an extended bar used to clamp the perimeters of wooden when gluing panels or corners of containers throughout meeting

barleycorn (n) — an previous unit of measure equal to one-third of an inch

basswood (n) — a close-grained wooden – heavier than balsa – utilized in carving

batten (n) — a skinny slender strip of wooden used to seal, reinforce or assist a joint or panel

beam (n) — the deal with of a sq. versus the blade; or the a part of a marking gauge that holds the purpose

bench canine (n) — A size of steel or wooden that’s inserted in a gap on a workbench to safe workpieces. It can be utilized along with an identical canine on a bench vise to seize a workpiece between two factors, holding it quick. When securing wooden this manner, keep away from tightening the vise greater than is critical; you would bow the work.

bench grinder (n) — motor-driven wheels starting from abrasive to buffing material that carry out quite a lot of sharpening, honing, cleansing and sprucing jobs on chopping instruments and different steel

bench aircraft (n) — a aircraft with bigger footprint and wider cutter, e.g. smoothing aircraft, jack aircraft

bevel (v) — To minimize an inclined or sloping angle on a workpiece that’s aside from 90°; additionally, the angle itself.

bevel-edge chisel (n) — the kind of chisel used for paring and lightweight chopping; edges are beveled to permit entry to inside corners of joints

biscuit (n) — a small wafer of wooden that’s inserted and glued to an edge groove between two items of wooden to be joined

biscuit joiner (n) — an influence device that cuts the outlet into which a biscuit is inserted

biscuit joint — Biscuits assist align the faces throughout glue-up, particularly with an extended panel reminiscent of a tabletop.

bit (n) — boring instruments of various diameters used with an electrical drill or brace

blind (adj) — refers to a recess that isn’t minimize utterly by a workpiece; generally known as “stopped”

blind dovetail joint (n) — This nook joint gives all of the energy of a dovetail, however the joinery is hidden contained in the nook and solely a slender band of finish grain reveals. This joint is for the purist who calls for energy, however doesn’t need to showcase.

blind mortise-and-tenon joint (n) — This is a robust, invisible joint to be used in framework. One additional profit is that the shoulder on the tenon hides any imperfection within the mortise minimize. This joint can be utilized at the corners of frames and could be made to look extra primitive by including ornamental and structural pegs. It requires observe to excellent by machine or by hand.

block aircraft (n) — A small aircraft for trimming joints or finish grain; the bevel on the cutter all the time faces up. Low-angle variations excel at trimming finish grain.

board foot (n) — measurement primarily based on 1″ x 1′ x 1′ or 144 sq. inches of lumber earlier than surfacing (abbrev. “bf”)

bookmatched (adj), bookmatch (n) — refers to items of sequentially minimize wooden organized so the grain creates mirror photos

field joint (n) — one other identify for a fingerlap joint with straight, interlocking fingers

brad-point bit (n) — a twist drill having a middle spur to information the bit in an advancing pilot gap

break (v) — to take away a pointy nook fringe of a board, normally by sanding; also called “ease”

bridle joint (n) — This joint gives nice energy and safety towards racking. It additionally has improved gluing floor in a cross-grain utility. It’s most simply produced on a desk noticed or band noticed. The energy is elevated when the joint is positioned within the middle of a stile or rail due to the trapped second facet.

buildup (n) — a chunk of wooden added to an present edge to make it thicker

bullnose (v) — to mill an edge to a half-round, convex form

burl (n) — a extremely figured outgrowth on a tree, valued for turning and figured veneers

burr (n) — a wire-like edge fashioned on a blade because of sharpening

butt joint (n) — A really primary woodworking joint. While nonetheless used extensively, this joint is weak and tough to align throughout glue-up. It could be arrange as end-grain-to-face-grain, end-grain-to-long-grain or long-grain-to-long-grain.

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c-clamp (n) — a sort of clamp that makes use of a set, C-shaped bar and a screw

cupboard noticed (n) — a sort of desk noticed, normally industrial grade, characterised by a 3-horsepower or bigger motor, trunnions that connect to the bottom of the machine quite than the underside of the high, and a very enclosed base

cabinetmaker (n) — a talented woodworker who builds effective furnishings and cupboards

cabriole leg (n) — a sort of turned or carved leg that has a swish sweep in an S-shape and ends in an decorative foot

cambium (n) — the lively, dwelling layer of wooden simply beneath the bark

carbide (n) — a mix or iron, carbon and alloy steel (normally tungsten) used to make onerous, brittle however long-lasting materials used for chopping edges of bits and blades

carcase (n) — The body or construction of a cupboard (This is the popular PW spelling, over “carcass”)

caul (n) — a chunk of wooden used to distribute stress when clamping

caulk (n, v) — a plastic substance used to seal seams and leaks (or the act of utilizing caulk)

chamfer (n, v) — A beveled or grooved edge that’s 45°.

checks, checking (n) — splits within the finish grain of a chunk of wooden that signifies improper drying

cheek (n) — the face of a tenon, middle lap or finish lap; the long-grain partitions of a mortise; or the long-grain mating floor of dovetails and their pins or box-joint fingers

chip carving (n) — a mode of ornamental carving by which a particular configuration of chips are eliminated, as against shaving wooden

chop noticed (n) — a conversational identify for an influence miter noticed

chuck (n) — the a part of an influence device that grips the shank of a bit or cutter

clamp (n, v) — a tool to carry work in course of

clearance gap — A gap for a screw that permits the shank and threads to move by with out biting the wooden.

cleat (n) — a slender board or strip used as a assist

climb-cut (v) — to chop a board in the other way your device is designed for; very harmful, however acceptable for some duties

shut grain (adj) — wooden having small-pored or fine-cell construction (additionally known as “fine-textured”)

cnc (n) – “Computer numerical control” a tool that processes a chunk of fabric to specs outlined in a pc software program

collet (n) — a socket or casing that holds a device on a spindle or arbor

mixture sq. (n) — An all-metal, adjustable sq. that may measure 90° and 45° angles. It is probably the most-used (and most dropped) device when marking out joints.

compound miter (n) — a minimize the place the blade path is just not perpendicular to the wooden’s finish or edge and the blade tilt is just not 90° to the face

compound miter noticed (n) — an influence miter noticed that pivots on an axis in addition to the arm; some additionally slide alongside rails, known as a sliding compound miter noticed

compression (n) — drive on wooden that pushes the fibers in on themselves or a joint in on itself

cope (v) — to noticed a destructive profile in a single piece to suit the optimistic profile of one other, normally in moulding

cope-&-stick joint (n) — A great joint for making small- and medium-sized doorways. Essentially it’s a tongue-and-groove joint with built-in moulding, that are a pleasant contact to this fairly robust joint.

cornice (n) — the molded and projecting horizontal piece that crowns architectural construction

counterbore (v) — a technique of recessing a screw by drilling a gap bigger than the pinnacle of the screw and then a smaller gap for the shank and thread

countersink (v) — To minimize a cone-shaped recess in a pilot or clearance gap that permits a flat-head screw to seat flush or under the floor; additionally, the outlet itself.

cove (n) — a recessed hole minimize into the sting of a board by a router or shaper; additionally the bit of a cutter that makes a cove

cramp (n, v) — the British time period for a tool to carry work in course of

crosscut (n, v, adj) — A minimize perpendicular to the grain of a board.

crotch (n) — the a part of a tree the place there’s a V-split within the trunk; this wooden is usually extremely figured and is valued for turning and carving

cup (v) — the motion of a board to warp throughout its width, normally in the other way of the rings

chopping listing (n) — a complete listing of all of the wanted elements for a challenge, together with the identify of every piece wanted, and the size of every piece; generally features a diagram of the boards from which the items could be minimize to point how a lot lumber should be bought.

cyanoacrylate glue (n) — the technical generic identify for SuperGlue; a sort of adhesive that bonds due to polymerization quite than the evaporation of a provider agent, reminiscent of water or a solvent, as with wooden glue (aliphatic resin).

D

dado (n, v), dados (pl), dadoing (v) — A 3-sided trench minimize throughout the grain of a board.

deadman (n), sliding deadman (n), bench jack (n) — A bench accent that assists with supporting lengthy boards which can be clamped within the workbench’s face vise. The accent, normally known as a deadman, slides on a monitor parallel to the entrance fringe of the workbench and it’s drilled with a sequence of holes that settle for pegs. The pegs could be moved up or right down to assist boards of assorted widths. And the deadman could be slid to accomodate totally different lengths.

dentil (n), dentil-type (adj) — one among a sequence of small, rectangular blocks forming a moulding, particularly beneath a cornice

canine (n) — an object that holds a workpiece stationary by friction quite than by clamping (generally known as “bench dogs”).

dowel (n), doweling (v) — a cylindrical size of wooden used for making joints by inserting a size into two corresponding holes and gluing with clamp stress

doweled joint (n) — Dowels add energy and alignment advantages to what’s usually thought of a weak joint.

doweling jig (n) — any variety of commercially obtainable gadgets to help with putting and drilling of dowel gap.

drawboring, drawbore — The act of pulling the 2 elements of a mortise-and-tenon joint collectively utilizing a peg and two offset holes. The gap within the mortise is in a barely totally different location than the gap by the tenon. When you drive a peg by the 2 holes it pulls the tenon into the mortise, making a locked mechanical joint. Drawboring continues to be extensively utilized in timber framing, although it has fallen out of favor in furnishings making.

drawknife (n) — a blade with a deal with at every finish used for shaving surfaces

dressed (adj) — planed easy through the ending course of

drill press (n) — a drill head and motor mounted on a vertical column aligned with an adjustable worktable mounted on the identical column

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earlywood (n) — the a part of a tree’s annual progress ring that grows within the spring; characteristically bigger than the latewood half to facilitate the excessive demand for sap circulation within the spring

edge lap (n) — a notch within the fringe of a board midway throughout its width that kinds half of an edge lap joint

edge-glue (v) — gluing collectively long-grain edges of strong wooden, or any fringe of plywood

enamel (n) — identify given to paint finishes with a excessive varnish content material, much like varnish in dealing with and safety

finish grain (n), end-grain (adj, adv) — the top of a board the place the pores are uncovered

engineer’s sq. (n) — a precision steel sq. with a set blade for proving 90°

epoxy (n) — a sort of adhesive that requires a compound and a catalyst to from the adhesive

etagére (n) — free-standing cabinets open on all 4 sides

F

face (n) — the widest a part of the board as measured throughout the grain

face body (n) — wooden glued collectively forming a number of normally rectangular openings that cowl the entrance fringe of a carcase

face plate (n) — a wood-lathe attachment to assist the turning block

FAS (n) — abbreviation for “first and seconds” – lumber grade requiring the worst facet of the board be greater than 83.3% clear and the board be not less than 6″ large and eight′ lengthy

fascia (n), fascia board (n) — a flat piece used as a moulding; additionally a horizontal piece protecting the joint between the highest of a wall and the overhanging eaves

featherboard (n) — A security gadget comprising of versatile fingers that maintain a workpiece towards the fence or desk throughout a minimize; typically constructed by chopping plenty of slots in the long run of a board.

ferrule (n) — A steel ring secured round a smaller piece of steel or wooden to bolster it. Ferrules are discovered the place the steel a part of a device intersects its deal with. The ferrule prevents the top of the deal with from splitting because the deal with is knocked onto the chisel’s blade.

file (n) — hardened metal device in lots of configurations minimize with ridges to abrade materials from the workpiece

file card (n) — a stiff brush used to scrub information

fillet (n) — both a small sq. that’s a part of a moulding or a small rectangular strip

finger joint (n) — Primarily utilized in business functions, the interlocking finger joints reinforce and align panel joints. This is especially helpful when becoming a member of boards end-grain to end-grain, as in making steady floorboards.

fixed-base router (n) — router whose base can’t be moved up or down throughout operation, however could be adjusted previous to operation (reverse of “plunge router”)

fixture (n) — a tool for supporting work throughout machining

flange (n) — a rib or rim for energy, guiding or attachment to a different piece

flat grain (n) — lumber minimize tangent to the annual progress rings, it seems extremely figured

flitch (n) — one-quarter of a log; additionally skinny, flat-sawn sheet veneer gathered within the order sliced from a log

Forstner bit (n) — A kind of bit used to bore clear, flat-bottomed and customarily bigger holes.

body and panel (n, adj) — a sort of development that employs an out of doors body containing an inside panel

fretwork (n) — intricate element cuts, normally carried out with a scroll noticed or fret noticed

G

galoot (n, slang) — a.okay.a. Neanderthal: A woodworker who prefers hand instruments to energy instruments, sometimes to the exclusion of energy instruments from their outlets altogether. In common, their media hero is Roy Underhill (generally known as “St. Roy”), the host of PBS’s “The Woodwright’s Shop.” Neanderthal woodworkers usually use a separate slang lexicon to explain their work. A pair examples: “tailed apprentice” is the time period for energy device. “Crispy” is the time period for a classic device in mint situation.

gateleg desk (n) — a sort of desk with drop leaves which can be supported by a leg that swings out; it’s generally hidden, as one leg is minimize in half, half of which is moved to assist the leaf

gel stain (n) — An oil-based pigmented stain that’s thicker in consistency than conventional oil-based stains. Ranging in consistency from heavy cream to virtually peanut butter, gel stains are formulated to work nicely on vertical surfaces (fewer runs) and on woods which can be tough to stain, reminiscent of pine and poplar. The thicker consistency of gel stains is meant to forestall the stain from absorbing erratically, which causes ugly blotching.

glue-up (n, v) — The act of assembling elements with glue and clamps.

gouge (n) — a chisel-like turning or carving device with a curved edge

grain (n) — normally refers to texture, porosity or figuring of wooden

grain sample (n) — The visible look of the wooden grain; sorts embrace flat, straight, curly, quilted, rowed, mottled, crotch, cathedral, beeswing and hen’s eye.

groove (n) — A 3-sided trench minimize with the grain of a board.

groove joint (n) — The groove joint can be utilized in some ways, however is proven right here as a option to lock a thinner cupboard again or a drawer backside. In every utility, the groove captures the thinner piece in place with out glue as a result of the skinny, solid-wood panel can develop and contract with modifications in humidity.

gusset (n) — a triangular block to strengthen the becoming a member of of two members assembled at an angle

H

hacksaw (n) — a handsaw that holds a blade at each ends and has a deal with at one finish, normally used for chopping metals

half pin (n) — in dovetail joints, the 2 outdoors pins of a row, named as a result of they’re angled solely on one facet (not as a result of they’re half the width of others)

half-blind dovetail joint (n) — A basic drawer joint providing energy and sweetness, the half-blind is tougher to chop than the by dovetail, both by hand or machine. Typically the piece that doesn’t present the joinery is used because the drawer entrance.

hand aircraft (n) — a sort of chopping gadget that shaves wooden with a blade held in place at a reasonably steep angle; there are various varieties (block, bench, bullnose, spokeshave, router, scraper, rabbet)

hand screw (n) — a sort of clamp that makes use of two parallel items of wooden related at each ends by threaded rods with handles, it will probably clamp odd-shaped gadgets

hardwood (n) — the wooden from any variety of flowering, fruit- or nut-bearing timber (see softwood)

haunch (n) — a secondary shoulder minimize into the sting of a tenon

haunched mortise-and-tenon joint (n) — Similar to the blind mortise-and-tenon joint, that is used principally with frame-and-panel doorways. The groove for the panel is allowed to run by the top of the stile, simplifying the work. The haunch on the tenon fills the groove.

heartwood (n) — mature wooden that kinds the backbone of a tree

warmth treating (n) — The means of heating a chunk of metal (usually to 1,450° to 1,500°) to harden it so it will take a eager edge. After the metal has been hardened and quenched it is going to be brittle and so it should be then tempered at a decrease temperature (325°) to toughen the sting for chopping wooden.

High-Volume Low-Pressure (adj) — a sort of sprayer system typically used for ending by which a big quantity or materials is sprayed beneath low air stress (abbrev. “HVLP”)

highboy (n) — a tall chest of drawers with a legged base

hold-down (n, adj) — one thing used to lock an object in place

gap noticed (n) — a sort of noticed with tooth organized across the backside of a cylinder used for chopping bigger holes

holidays (n) — areas void of paint or varnish unintentionally skipped throughout utility

hollow-ground (adj) — a concave-cut blade that requires much less effort to chop however has a less-durable edge

hone (v) — to sharpen

horsepower (n) — a measurement of labor energy equal to 746 watts; decided by multiplying voltage by amperage; (abbrev. “hp”)

housed (adj) — a state of affairs the place one half is enclosed absolutely or partially by one other; a particular household of joints

I

index (n) — a reference to a fence used to place a minimize or bit; the act of alignment

infeed (n, v) — the purpose or act of inserting a chunk right into a machine, reminiscent of a noticed, planer or jointer

inlay (n, v) — the fabric or act of inserting smaller items into grooves minimize in a workpiece

intarsia (n) — a mosaic or 3-D image product of wooden (can’t be used interchangeable with “marquetry”)

J

jack aircraft (n) — a medium-sized, common goal aircraft

jig (n) — a tool that aids in doing repetitive duties constantly

jigsaw (n) — an influence device utilizing a vertical, reciprocating blade; used for chopping totally different sorts of supplies relying on the kind of blade used

joinery (n) — connecting items of wooden collectively by quite a lot of means, together with utilizing glue and mechanical fasteners, although typically understood as the usage of interlocking or corresponding picket joints

jointer (n) — the usually-stationary store machine that makes a uniform, sq. floor by eradicating skinny layers of fabric till the entire board is sq.

jointer aircraft (n) — a sort of aircraft used to sq. lengthy edges

jointer/planer (n) — a stationary machine that operates as each a jointer and a planer

Ok

kerf (n) — The wooden eliminated by a noticed blade between the piece you retain and your offcut.

kickback (n), relax (v) — The motion of any variety of woodworking machines to throw the workpiece again towards the operator. It normally happens when wooden will get caught between the rip fence and the blade. Splitters – and a dose of widespread sense – can forestall these.

kiln-dried lumber (n) — lumber that has been dried in a kiln, typically to a moisture contend of 6%-12%

knockdown (adj) — a chunk that may be disassembled shortly

knot (n) — in lumber, the portion of a department or limb of a tree that seems on the sting or face of the piece

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lacquer (n) — a spirit or natural varnish (reminiscent of shellac) or plenty of artificial natural coatings that kinds movie because the carrying solvent evaporates.

laminate (n) — a glued build-up of skinny layers of resawn wooden or plastics, reminiscent of Formica

laminate (v) — adhering one workpiece to a different (as a veneer to a different floor; developing strong items by gluing collectively skinny strips of wooden, normally in a curved type

lap joint (n) — This joint provides energy to a body nook. The nook lap (additionally known as an finish lap) is higher than a bolstered (dowels or splines) butt joint, however weaker than mortise-and-tenon joinery. It could be on the nook (known as an finish lap), in the midst of one piece (known as a Tlap) or in the midst of two items (known as an X-lap).

latewood (n) — the smaller portion of a tree’s annual progress ring that grows by the summer time and early fall

latex (n) — water-borne artificial rubber or plastic utilized in paints and adhesives

lathe (n) — machine used for turning wooden on an axis

left-tilt (adj) — referring to the course a desk noticed blade tilts when moved from perpendicular to make an angled minimize (see “right-tilt”)

lignum vitae (n) — a sort of wooden, extra generally known as “ironwood”

linkbelt (n) — a generic identify for an adjustable V-belt hooked up to pulleys in stationary equipment

lip (n) — a glued-on or overhanging border of wooden

lock-miter joint (n) — An enchancment on the usual miter joint that doesn’t require a 3rd piece of wooden (a dowel, biscuit or spline). Still providing a good nook, the lock miter offers larger gluing floor, energy and simpler alignment.

locking half-blind rabbet joint (n) — This is a robust joint typically utilized in drawer development and small containers. It provides energy and simple alignment for squaring the field.

long-grain (adj) — wooden cells that develop parallel to the middle of the tree; when glued collectively this grain kinds the strongest bond

lumber (n) — the product of the sawmill and planing mill not additional manufactured aside from by sawing, passing lengthwise by a regular planing machine, crosscutting to size and matching

M

marking gauge (n) — an adjustable gadget with a metal pin or knife that marks a single structure line parallel to a wooden edge

marquetry (n) — a type of inlay by which items of veneer are minimize into shapes and inserted into one other piece of veneer, which is then laminated to a different floor (can’t be used interchangeably with “intarsia”)

Medium Density Fiberboard (n) — An engineered panel product (normally abbreviated as MDF) consisting of wooden fibers that are glued beneath warmth and stress. First manufactured in 1924 by the founding father of the Masonite Corp. The “medium” in its identify refers to the truth that it weighs between 33 and 50 kilos per cubic foot. The much less widespread High Density Fiberboard weighs between 50 and 80 kilos per cubic foot. MDF has no grain construction and no voids. Most variants are inclined to water harm.

medullary rays (n) — A construction in a tree that shops and delivers meals horizontally by the trunk. In some species, reminiscent of oak, the medullary rays could be fairly giant. When the tree is quartersawn, the rays turn out to be seen on the face of the board. This characteristic is usually also called “ray flake.”

mill (n) — chopping a workpiece to its supposed measurement and form

miter (n) — a floor forming the beveled fringe of a joint

miter gauge (n) — a tool that slides in a tabletop slot paralleling the blade of a desk noticed or band noticed with a pivoting protractor head and fence to facilitate crosscutting at totally different angles

miter joint (n) — A standard field joint that hides edge grain. The miter joint could be difficult to chop completely and align throughout glue-up. When utilized in a long-grain-to-long-grain utility, the energy of the joint is superb, whereas a short-grain-to-short-grain utility gives little or no energy.

miter noticed (n) — a handsaw used with a miter field; an influence noticed, much like a round noticed, that cuts miters

mortise (n, v) — a recess minimize into a chunk to obtain a tenon or some sort of {hardware}, reminiscent of a lock or a hinge

moulding (n) — a wooden strip (normally with a carved profile) used for ornamentation or ending

mullion (n) — a middle stile that separates panes or panels inside a body

muntin (n) — a strip that separates panes of glass in a sash

N

nail set (n) — A metal punch-like rod that’s used to place the pinnacle of a nail flush or under the floor of the wooden. They can be found in quite a lot of diameters and with plenty of suggestions for sure jobs. They are important instruments for any effective work being carried out with a hammer. While trendy pneumatic nail weapons robotically set the nail under the floor of the wooden, a nail set continues to be useful as a result of sometimes the nail gun fails.

pure end (n) — a clear end that doesn’t critically alter the unique coloration or grain of the wooden

neanderthal n, slang — a.okay.a. galoot: A woodworker who prefers hand instruments to energy instruments, sometimes to the exclusion of energy instruments from their outlets altogether. In common, their media hero is Roy Underhill (generally known as “St. Roy”), the host of PBS’s “The Woodwright’s Shop.” Neanderthal woodworkers usually use a separate slang lexicon to explain their work. A couple examples: “tailed apprentice” is the time period for energy device. “Crispy” is the time period for a classic device in mint situation.

nickel steel hydride (adj) — a sort of rechargeable battery (abbrev. “NiMH”)

nickel-cadmium (adj) — a sort of rechargeable battery (abbrev. “Ni-Cad”)

normite (n, slang) — A time period used primarily by Neanderthals to explain woodworkers who use solely energy instruments. “Normite” refers to Norm Abram, the host of the favored PBS program “The New Yankee Workshop.” Abram is know for his affection for energy instruments, although Neanderthals have famous (and secretly been thrilled by) later episodes that present Abram utilizing hand instruments in his work.

notch (n) — a dado minimize into the sting of wooden that’s a part of an edge lap joint if it extends midway into the wooden

O

offcut (n, adj) — A waste piece of lumber.

ogee (n) — an S-shaped profile

oil stain (n) — a stain fashioned by mixing oil-soluble dyes in an oil or oleoresinous base

on middle (adj) — setting two factors so they’re equidistant from a middle level; additionally used when spacing studs or slates (abbrev “O.C.”)

open-grained (adj) — wooden having giant pores; coarse-textured wooden

open-slot mortise (n) — a mortise made in the long run of a board utilized in a bridle joint

orbital sander (n) — a sort of ending sander the place the motor’s power is transformed to minute circles, which causes sandpaper to abrade a floor

outfeed (n, v, adj) — The level the place the workpiece exits a machine

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panel (n) — A big wooden floor, generally made out of a number of boards glued edge-to-edge.

particleboard (n) — Similar to Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), this engineered product is made utilizing waste wooden and adhesive pressed beneath warmth and stress. The bits of wooden utilized in particleboard are bigger than the effective fiber in MDF, making the panel much less constant. Like MDF, particleboard is weak to moisture.

phenolic, phenolic resin (n) — a resin or plastic utilized in coatings or adhesives that turns into completely inflexible when heated or cured

pilot gap (n) — A small gap drilled in your work that’s supposed to information a fastener. The gap will make sure the fastener is pushed within the desired course and clears some waste wooden to forestall your work from splitting when the fastener is pushed in place.

pilot-bearing information (n) — a free-moving bearing hooked up to a router bit that permits the bit to observe the form of an present edge

pin (n) — the a part of a dovetail joint whose dovetail form is on the top of the board and matches between the tails; additionally a screw or dowel used to bolster a joint

pin knot (n) — a really small knot

pipe clamp (n) — one finish of the clamp jaws is hooked up to the pinnacle of normal steel pipe or bar inventory whereas the foot is cam-cleated or slipped into varied slots (additionally known as bar clamp)

plain-saw (v), plain-sawn (adj) — wooden minimize tangential to the annual progress rings (additionally known as flat-sawn)

aircraft (n), planing (v) — a hand device used to carve skinny slices from a board to straighten or sq. a floor or edge

planer (n) — an influence device that planes lumber

pocket (n) — any gap or socket of assorted shapes that match mated joint elements

factors per inch (adj) – a technique by which noticed blades are categorised (abbrev. “ppi”), primarily based on the variety of tooth factors in a 1″ span

polyurethane (n) — any of quite a lot of polymers utilized in inflexible (as in Plexiglas), foam (as in Styrofoam or foam rubber) or resin (as in ending merchandise) kinds

polyvinyl (adj) — regarding a polymerized vinyl compound, reminiscent of plastics or resins

polyvinyl acetate glue (n) — white glue (abbrev “PVA”)

predrill (v) — To drill a gap earlier than driving a nail. This decreases the prospect of splitting the wooden.

press match (n) — an outline of two mating elements, as in a joint, the place elements match snugly with out requiring drive to mate

push stick (n) — A hand-held security gadget used for pushing wooden previous a cutter to maintain the arms away from the blade.

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quarter-sawn (v) – A minimize of lumber the place the expansion rings are perpendicular to the face of the  board

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rabbet (n, v) — A two-sided trench minimize on the sting of a board.

rabbet joint (n) — A really primary joint for field constructing, the rabbet joint is an enchancment over the butt joint for energy. It provides additional gluing floor and protects towards racking.

rabbet aircraft (n) — an edge aircraft for producing a rabbet

rabbet-and-dado joint (n) — By locking the rabbet in a dado, the energy and safety towards racking present in a rabbet joint are improved.

racking drive (n) — In woodworking, this time period usually refers to a twisting drive on an meeting, reminiscent of a door, cupboard or chair. Racking forces are people who press in your tasks at angles different than 90°.

radial-arm noticed (n) — an influence device that consists of a motor and blade which can be suspended above the desk from an arm that pivots on the rear and upon which the motor slides

rail (n) — The horizontal member of any body, reminiscent of a door, window or face body.

rail-and-stile bit (n) — a router bit or matched pair of bits used to type mating edges of door rails and stiles

raised-panel door (n) — a frame-and-panel development door of which the panel has a raised profile

resaw (v) — to chop a board alongside its size and width to yield thinner boards

reveal (v) — sides of surrounding body uncovered by a panel or member set in from the outermost aircraft

rift-cut (adj) — wooden, together with veneer, minimize at 45° to the expansion rings (additionally “rift-sawn”)

right-tilt (adj) — referring to the course a desk noticed blade tilts when moved away from perpendicular to the noticed desk (see “left-tilt”)

rip minimize (n, v) — A minimize parallel to the grain of a board.

rip fence (n) — The movable information on a desk noticed that’s parallel to the blade towards which boards are referenced when making a rip minimize.

root (n) — the portion of a screw size under the pinnacle that has threads on it

rotary-cut, rotary-peeled (adj) — lumber that’s minimize & not surfaced

rough-cut (v, adj) — to chop to an approximate size that’s considerably longer than a precise minimize

roundover (n, adj), spherical over (v) — a bit or cutter which cuts the nook off the sting of a board, giving it a rounded edge

router desk (n) — a desk to which a router is mounted inverted with the bit arising by the floor; the workpiece is moved towards the stationary bit

ryoba noticed (n) — a Japanese noticed; a two-edged noticed

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scales (n) — The picket deal with on a knife.

scribe (v) — to switch strains to a substitute member or sample utilizing dividers or a circle compass

shank (n) — the shaft of a bit or cutter that’s gripped in a device by a chuck or a collet

shear forces (n) — In woodworking, this time period usually refers back to the impact of gravity and the burden of objects on cupboard elements, notably shelving. The drive comes from one course and is usually parallel to the edges of a case piece.

sheet good (n) — Man-made wooden product, reminiscent of plywood, particleboard or medium-density fiberboard (MDF).

shellac (n, v) — a sort of end derived from an natural secretion or the lac bug; present in liquid, granule and flake

shim (n, v) — a thick wedge of wooden used to fill a spot or make a floor stage

shiplap joint (n) — Shiplaps are historically utilized in solid-wood cupboard backs. The overlapping edges disguise any seasonal wooden motion.

brief grain (n) — long-grain whose fibers are minimize throughout and left so brief that the fabric turns into fragile and received’t maintain collectively

shoulder (n) — the perpendicular face of a step minimize, reminiscent of a rabbet, which bears towards a mating joint half to stabilize the joint

skew chisel (n) — a carving or turning chisel which has a leading edge that isn’t perpendicular to the edges of the chisel; it will probably angle left or proper

sliding bevel (n) — a device with a changeable angle between its blade and beam

sliding dovetail joint (n) — This joint gives nice energy and rigidity for field work, particularly drawers and case items. In drawers, the sliding dovetail usually will be part of the drawer sides to the drawer entrance and leaves house for putting in drawer slides. In a case piece, the sliding dovetail joins cabinets to the case sides.

snipe (n) — the motion of a planer or jointer to pinch and mar the top of a board

softwood (n) — the wooden of any coniferous tree

spade bit (n) — flat woodworking bit for high-speed drilling of bigger diameter holes; the width could be floor to nonstandard diameter

spall (v) — to break up or cut back by or as if by chipping with a hammer; to break off chips or scales; exfoliate

Speed Square (correct n) — A small triangular-shaped structure device that mixes points of attempt, miter and framing squares. The device has a lip on one facet to permit it to hook in your work. Typically utilized in house development, however can also be widespread amongst woodworkers.

spline (n) — a slender strip of wooden that’s glued in corresponding grooves to affix items of wooden

spline joint (n) — Adding a spline helps align the items throughout glue-up. The spline requires milling one other piece of wooden, as an alternative of simply shopping for biscuits, however it helps align the items alongside the whole edge.

break up (n) — a state of affairs the place the wooden materials has damaged alongside the grain

spokeshave (n) — a sort of aircraft or drawknife that’s drawn by two handles and planes concave or convex

stile (n) — The vertical member of any body, reminiscent of a door, window or face body.

stopped joint (n) — This cross-grain grooved joint gives good energy, surpassed solely by interlocking joints reminiscent of a sliding dovetail joint. Because the dado is stopped and the shelf notched, the joinery stays hidden when assembled. Typically used to affix cabinets to the edges of a case piece, this joint is good for cupboards with out face frames.

stopped sliding dovetail joint (n) — An improved model of the stopped dado joint for field or cupboard development, the stopped sliding dovetail joint locks the 2 items collectively, however it may be tough to create.

straight bit (n) — a router bit with a straight leading edge

straight-grained (adj) — The grain sample that outcomes when annual rings are perpendicular to the face and run parallel to the sting.

straightedge (n), straight-edged (adj) — any of quite a lot of measuring gadgets which have a sq., straight facet; could or will not be marked with a measuring system

stretcher (n) – any horizontal assist member on an merchandise of furnishings (desk, chair, workbench) that ties to and gives assist to vertical parts (reminiscent of legs)

strop (n) — a tool, normally leather-based, used to hone the sting of a blade

floor (v) — to aircraft or make easy

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desk noticed (n) — a sort of stationary arbor-driven round noticed that’s set under a desk upon which the workpiece is minimize

tail (n) — the a part of a dovetail joint whose form is minimize into the face of a board and which inserts across the pins

tambour (n) — a sort of sliding door that employs plenty of slender strips assembly in a free tongue and groove and are hooked up to a chunk of fabric and set in a monitor

taper (n) — a minimize with the grain that step by step angles alongside the sting of the board as an alternative of operating parallel to it

tear-out (n), tear out (v) — The chipping of an edge alongside the kerf.

tooth per inch (adj) — a technique by which noticed blades are categorised (abbrev. “tpi”), primarily based on the variety of full tooth in a 1″ span

tenon (n, v) — the rabbeted edge that’s inserted into an identical recess, known as a mortise

rigidity (n) — drive on the joint or wooden that pulls it in reverse instructions

monitor noticed (n) – a round noticed that runs on an extruded monitor for breaking down sheet items

by dovetail joint (n) — Similar to the half-blind dovetail joint, however a lot simpler to make. It gives nice energy and visual joinery on each faces of the nook. It usually seems in case development to be part of the highest, backside and sides. It additionally is often discovered in the back of drawer containers, becoming a member of the drawer sides with the again.

by joint (n) — Similar in energy to the stopped dado joint, this dado continues by each side of the facet piece. This is less complicated to make, however it leaves the joinery seen. It is usually used to affix cabinets to the edges of a carcase, particularly when the cupboard shall be fitted with a face body that may conceal the joinery.

by mortise-and-tenon joint (n) — The by tenon is seen on the other facet of the mortised piece. It is an easy option to not have to fret about gauging the correct depth of the mortise, as a result of the tenon is minimize flush after meeting.

toenail (v) — the act of driving a nail at an angle by a board to connect it to a different floor (carried out at an angle due to a good house the place a hammer can’t be used successfully, or to connect a chunk perpendicular to a different piece)

tongue-and-groove joint (n) — Essentially a mortise-and-tenon joint minimize alongside the size of two boards, this joint can add some energy to an already robust long-grain edge joint, however is most helpful when used with out glue. This joint permits the boards to maneuver with modifications in humidity, however nonetheless retains the surfaces evenly aligned.

completely enclosed fan-cooled (adj) — a sort of motor (abbrev. “TEFC”)

truing (v) — the act of constructing true, as in sq., flat, concentric or balanced; or to revive to an unique form

trunnion (n) — a pin or pivot on which one thing could be rotated or tilted

turnery, turning (n) — refers to work carried out on a lathe

twist drill (n) — a drill bit comprising a cylindrical shank with helical flute to hold away the fabric, its finish is formed in a conical angle that kinds chopping edges

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varnish (n, v) — a coating that gives a tough, normally clear, end

veneer (n, v) — a skinny sheet of wooden utilized in quite a lot of functions, together with marquetry, lamination, protecting lesser cuts of wooden, developing plywood

vernier caliper (n) — a measuring gadget that has a principal scale with a set jaw and a sliding jaw with an hooked up auxiliary scale

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wainscotting (n, v) — to line with or as if with boards or paneling; as a noun referring to these boards

waney-edged (adj) — has bark on it

wedge (n) — a slice of wooden glued right into a kerf in the long run of a through-tenon

wedged mortise-and-tenon joint (n) — A stronger model of the by mortise-and-tenon joint, the wedges unfold the tenon in the mortise, locking the joint tightly in place. As a secondary benefit, the jammed tenon is a pleasant ornamental component.

wenge (n) — a sort of wooden

winding sticks (n) — two straight, mated sticks which can be positioned on the perimeters of reverse ends of a bard and sighted throughout to show the flatness of the lumber

wooden motion (n) — The tendency of wooden to develop and contract throughout the grain as its moisture content material fluctuates in response to modifications in relative humidity.

woodworker (n) — somebody who works with wooden; don’t use interchangeably with “carpenter,” “cabinetmaker” or “furniture maker”

woodworking (n, v) — any exercise that includes working with wooden – notably constructing gadgets with wooden – however not house or different constructing development

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