Wood Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The very center of a tree trunk
  2. 3. A tool with an end that rotates quickly, which allows you to make holes in wood structures.
  3. 5. This part of the tree serves as a wall of protection. It makes up the outermost layer.
  4. 6. This tool holds objects in the same position and often is attached to the workbench.
  5. 9. When something loses the water it holds or becomes less moist because of evaporation.
  6. 10. A hand-held, rectangular tool with small teeth that is used to fine different materials such as wood.
  7. 15. The soft and lighter brown part of a tree trunk that is living and lays between the heartwood and the bark. It also has vascular tissue, which helps transport water, minerals and nutrients to other parts of the tree.
  8. 16. One of the central, supporting layers of the tree. This layer is dead and darker in color, but it stays together while the outer layers are alive. This wood is strong and doesn't decay easily.
  9. 17. A general type of wood from trees that have needles, always have leaves year-around and grow more quickly than hardwood trees. Some examples of this type of tree are pine trees, cedar trees and cypress trees. Builders use the wood from these trees to build houses, boats and other structures.
  10. 18. This material is weaker than plywood, but it doesn't bend or warp. It is usually used for indoor objects and has a clean finish.
  11. 20. A material that comes from trees and is used to write books, take notes, etc.
  12. 22. This material is not wood and is dead, but it is one of the outside layers of bark on a tree.
  13. 23. A tool with a curved end to carve small pieces of wood from a larger wood structure.
  14. 24. The part of the tree that produces new cells for the tree to grow thicker. It is an outer layer of the tree.
Down
  1. 1. Manufactured wood made out of wood fibers
  2. 4. This type of wood comes from trees that typically lose their leaves during the winter. Some examples of these trees are oak trees, poplar trees, maple trees and magnolia trees.
  3. 7. This is a piece of flat wood that serves as surface on which you can make other objects (furnititur, etc.) It is made out of wood chips bound together.
  4. 8. A small hand-held tool that looks like a key and is used to drill small holes in wood without splitting the wood structure.
  5. 11. This type of wood comes from a softwood tree. It is frequently used by people to build floors, windows, furniture or anything to do with carpentry.
  6. 12. This is a hardwood that has a red and brown color and is very durable. It tends to have a straight wood grain pattern.
  7. 13. This is a softwood that can be used to build plywood, boards, matchsticks and pencils.
  8. 14. This is a hand-held tool that's used to make big cuts in wood by moving the tool back and forth across the wood structure.
  9. 18. A strong, durable, and water-resistant material used to build inside and outside structures.
  10. 19. This type of wood can be used to build flooring, wine barrels, firewood and things for your home.
  11. 21. This tool has a fine blade, which allows it to cut curved lines in wood, metal or plastic.
  12. 22. This tool holds multiple objects together when working with them.