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CBC Vocabulary 5
Very important terms for Carpentry & Building Construction
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12th Grade
10/19/2012

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dado
Definition
a cut made across the grain somewhere inside of the edge of the board into which another board is fit
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cross cut
Definition
a cut made across the grain of the wood
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groove
Definition
a cut made with the grain somewhere inside the edge of the board
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level
Definition
having a surface without slope or tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
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kerf
Definition
the gap left when material is removed by a saw
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plumb
Definition
a position or measurement that is truly and exactly vertical; 90° from a level surface
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plumb bob
Definition
a lead weight attached to a string used in determining true vertical
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rabbet
Definition
a step-shaped recess cut along the edge of a piece of wood
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square
Definition
1. an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles
2. to make adjacent edges or surfaces perpendicular or at 90°
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whet
Definition
to sharpen
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