Bauhaus Wood + Masonry 2

Question 1

One of the elongated, supporting, and conductive cells in woody tissue, having tapering closed ends and lignified walls oriented parallel to the axis of a stem or branch

Answer 1

Tracheid

Question 2

The softer, more porous portion of an annual ring that develops early in the growing season, characterized by large, thin-walled cells

Answer 2

Springwood

Question 3

To store wood products, as millwork and flooring, in an interior space until the materials adapt to the moisture content and temperature of the new improvement

Answer 3

Acclimatize

Question 4

The dimensional contraction of a wood piece occurs when its moisture content falls below the fiber-saturation point

Answer 4

Shrinkage

Question 5

A curvature across the width or face of a wood piece, measured at the point of greatest deviation from a straight line drawn from edge to edge of the piece

Answer 5

Cup

Question 6

A curvature along the length of a wood piece, measured at the point of greatest deviation from a straight line drawn from end to end of the piece

Answer 6

Bow

Question 7

Wood grain having annual rings at an angle to the length of a piece, resulting from sawing at an angle to the axis of a log

Answer 7

Diagonal grain

Question 8

A knot held firmly in place by growth or position

Answer 8

Tight knot

Question 9

A curvature along the edge of a wood piece, measured at the point of greatest deviation from a straight line drawn from end to end of the piece

Answer 9

Crook

Question 10

Wood grain characterized by narrow, inconspicuous annual rings with little difference in pore size between springwood and summerwood

Answer 10

Close grain

Question 11

Woodgrain having large pores. Also called open grain.

Answer 11

Coarse texture

Question 12

A short timber diagonal member used to cross brace and stiffen the joist in a timber joist floor laterally

Answer 12

Herringbone strutting

Question 13

The cutting and framing of timbers around an opening

Answer 13

Trimming

Question 14

One of the number of short wooden pieces inserted between the principal members of a half-timbered wall to strengthen the frame and retain the brick infill

Answer 14

Nog

Question 15

A rigid structure of slender load-bearing members joined together, for attaching and supporting cladding, infill, and other components

Answer 15

Framework

Question 16

A timber strips attached to the frame of roof or wall as a base to receive a finish such as tiling, boarding, or cladding, or to support a construction

Answer 16

Battening

Question 17

Any joint used to join two long pieces or members together end on end to form one long piece

Answer 17

Lengthening joint

Question 18

A timber lengthening joint for connecting two timbers end to end by cutting and overlapping to provide a gluing or fixing edge

Answer 18

Scarf joint / Scarfed joint

Question 19

A joint for flush timber boarding, chipboard, etc. in which each board is milled with a flange or tongue along one long edge and a channel or groove along the other, designed to fit into one another when the boards are laid edge-on as flooring and cladding

Answer 19

Tounge and groove joint

Question 20

A hard, ovoid, or swirling growth evident in the surface of sawn timber, a branch stem in the original tree cut through its width

Answer 20

Knot

Question 21

The hammering or bending over of the exposed ends of driven nails or bolts on the reverse side of construction to prevent the joints from working loose

Answer 21

Clinching / Clenching

Question 22

A joint fixed with a bolt or bolts

Answer 22

Bolted joint

Question 23

A piece fixed to or incorporated in a timber lengthening joint to strengthen or stiffen it

Answer 23

Splicing piece

Question 24

In timber frame construction, a joint in which the member to be housed in dovetailed into a recess

Answer 24

Dovetailed housing

Question 25

In timber jointing, a square cut made into a member received by another member to prevent movement within the joint

Answer 25

Cog

Question 26

In timber frame construction, a notch cut into the end of an inclined timber to receive a horizontal timber running perpendicular to it

Answer 26

Birdsmouth sally

Question 27

A timber angle joint in which the end of one timber is cut with a groove or slot to fit into a suitably shaped cutting in the side of another

Answer 27

Bridle joint

Question 28

In a timber frame construction, a specially hewn tenon joint for housing the ends of joists, pinned to increase its bearing capacity

Answer 28

Tusk tenon joint

Question 29

Any timber tenon joint using wedges driven in tightening

Answer 29

Wedge joint

Question 30

In traditional timber-framed construction, a tenon made in the top of a post, housed in a mortise in a horizontal member above

Answer 30

Teazle tenon joint

Question 31

A timber joint in which two tendons inserted in a common mortise from opposite sides are splayed to abut one another

Answer 31

Splayed tenon joint

Question 32

In timber frame construction, a joint in which the end of a post is received into a housing in a horizontal sill or head member

Answer 32

Stump tenon joint

Question 33

The angle of grain relative to a line parallel to the length of a wood piece

Answer 33

Preservative

Question 34

Wood impregnated with chemicals applied under pressure to reduce its resistance to decay and insect infestation

Answer 34

Pressure-treated wood

Question 35

A metal ring or cap placed around the end of a wooden post or handle to prevent splitting

Answer 35

Ferrule

Question 36

An eccentric load applied at some point below the upper end of a timber column, the static effect of which is assumed to be equivalent to the same load applied axially plus an additional side load applied at midheight

Answer 36

Pressure-treated wood

Question 37

Book matching in which the figures in adjacent sheets slope in opposite directions

Answer 37

Herringbone matching

Question 38

A horizontal timber on a post for enlarging the bearing area and reducing the free span of a beam

Answer 38

Bolster

Question 39

A hardboard impregnated with a drying oil or other oxidizing resin and baked to improve its hardness and moisture resistance

Answer 39

Tempered hardboard

Question 40

The longitudinal slicing of a half-log parallel to a line through its center, producing a veneer with a bold, variegated wavy figure

Answer 40

Flat slicing

Question 41

A group of knots appearing in the surface grain pattern of seasoned timber

Answer 41

Knot cluster

Question 42

A knot in seasoned timber which appears on the longitudinal corner of a sawn plank

Answer 42

Arris knot

Question 43

In the conversion of timber, curved-edged or waney boards cut from the edge of a log, often with attached bark

Answer 43

Slab

Question 44

The curved edge of a timber board cut from the edge of a log, with or without bark

Answer 44

Wane / Waney timber

Question 45

In timber grading, an elongated oval knot formed from a branch that has been cut lengthways, which crosses an arris on a sawn board

Answer 45

Splay knot

Question 46

A knot near a corner or arris of a piece of timber

Answer 46

Margin knot

Question 47

A knot in seasoned timber formed by two or more branches in close proximity cut at the same point

Answer 47

Branched knot

Question 48

The hammering of nails into a surface at an angle when attaching a timber on end or to provide a stronger fixing

Answer 48

Skew nailing

Question 49

The nailing of timber boarding so that the nails remain hidden

Answer 49

Secret nailing

Question 50

Longitudinal beveled halved joint, straight beveled halved joint; a timber lengthening joint in which the halved ends are beveled to fit together

Answer 50

Beveled scarf joint