Woodworking

Wood cut from deciduous trees (leaves) such as maple and oak. Typically used for trim and furniture materials.

• plywood

• S2S

• hardwoods

• softwoods

Wood from coniferous trees (needles & cones), such as pine and redwood. Typically used for building materials such as 2x4s.

• softwoods

• hardwoods

• adhesive

• S2S

Sheet material made by gluing thin layers (plies) of wood together.

• kerf

• jointer

• plywood

• rough-cut

Cutting machine with a fixed, horizontal table, rigid fence, and an adjustable blade. It is mainly used for ripping boards to width.

• jointer

• table saw

• kerf

• compound miter saw

Power tool that can cut square and angle cuts. It is mainly used to crosscut boards to length

• push stick

• jointer

• S2S

• compound miter saw

A machine used to true up stock. It is mainly used to make one flat, clean, and square edge on a board.

• S2S

• jointer

• square

• compound miter saw

Cut made with the grain to cut stock to width

• rip cut

• crosscut

• kerf

• square

Cut made across the wood grain to cut the stock to length.

• crosscut

• adhesive

• kerf

• rip cut

The slot or opening produced in a workpiece by a saw blade as it cuts through the material.

• knot

• S2S

• grit

• kerf

Tool used to check for right angles of stock, cuts, or joined pieces.

• Clamp

• Jointer

• S2S

• Square