IndustrialDictionary

Woodworking

50 entries in this trade.

against the grain

prep phraseWoodworking

Preventing a smooth, level surface from being formed by raising the nap of the wood or causing larger splinters to form ahead of the cutting tool below the cutting surface.

bead

nounWoodworking

A decorative, convex, rounded profile (often a half-circle) cut into an edge or surface of wood, typically defined by a narrow, deep channel called a quirk.

bentwood

nounWoodworking

Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).

biscuit

nounWoodworking

A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.

biscuitry

nounWoodworking

The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.

blowout

nounWoodworking

The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.

boule

nounWoodworking

A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.

buhl

nounWoodworking

A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.

buhl work

nounWoodworking

Carved pieces of brass or other material for inlay in furniture and other woodwork.

butt joint

nounWoodworking

A joint formed by adjacent, separate section of material, such as where two neighboring pieces of insulation abut.

carpenter's pencil

nounWoodworking

A pencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter: oval shape makes it less likely to roll away, and thick graphite facilitates drawing on rough surfaces.

caul

nounWoodworking

A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.

dovetail

nounWoodworking

In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.

edgebanding

nounWoodworking

Veneer or laminate of the same type of material as used for the surface of furniture and with width matching standard thicknesses of such material, used to conceal the exposed edges.

featherboard

nounWoodworking

A flat grooved piece of wood or other material used to hold the workpiece in position.

finger joint

nounWoodworking

A joint, usually glued, in which multiple integral protrusions are fit into mating slots, used especially for manufacturing long moldings.

glue strip

nounWoodworking

A narrow band or line of adhesive applied along the edge of a workpiece to bond it to another piece.

jointer

nounWoodworking

Any of various tools used to construct or finish joints, especially:

lathe

nounWoodworking

A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

long-grain

adjectiveWoodworking

Of woodgrain, where the grain runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piece of wood.

marquetry

nounWoodworking

A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.

miter square

nounWoodworking

A hand tool used in woodworking and metalworking for marking and checking angles other than 90°.

open assembly time

nounWoodworking

The measure of time commencing from the application of an adhesive on a substrate until it is assembled without the loss of bonding strength.

planer

nounWoodworking

A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.

pocket-hole

nounWoodworking

A type of joinery that involves drilling a hole at an angle in one piece which is then joined to another by a self-tapping screw.

pomelle

nounWoodworking

A specific type of woodgrain in lumber and veneers, also known as "quilted" from the French.

quartersaw

verbWoodworking

Cut radially (towards the heart of the log), at right angles to the growth rings, for stability or the production of decorative patterns.

ringhead

nounWoodworking

A cutting tool or assembly that consists of a circular head which houses multiple cutting knives or blades arranged in a ring formation.

ripsaw

nounWoodworking

A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.

saddle

verbWoodworking

To cut a saddle-shaped notch in (a log or other piece of wood) so it can fit together with other such logs or pieces; also, to fit (logs or other pieces of wood) together with this method.

scary sharp

adjectiveWoodworking

Of tools: sharpened with sandpaper instead of the conventional oilstone or waterstone, etc.

shaving horse

nounWoodworking

A device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.

spalting

nounWoodworking

Any coloration of wood, either living or dead, by fungi, which is considered visually or texturally appealing. Biochemical responses by the tree are not included within the scope of spalting.

spline

nounWoodworking

A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.

stud finder

nounWoodworking

A hand-held device used to determine the location of framing studs used in light-frame construction after the walling surface has been installed.

wane

nounWoodworking

A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

waney

nounWoodworking

A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.