Advanced Vocabulary - The Activity of Making Things from Wood

The Activity of Making Things from Wood

carpentry noun

the activity of making things from wood, or repairing things that are made of wood.

dovetail noun

a type of joint used for fitting two pieces of wood tightly together.

joinery noun

the work done by a joiner.

knotty adjective

knotty wood has a lot of round hard places in it.

mortice

another spelling of mortise.

mortise noun

a hole cut into a piece of wood or stone into which you fit the end of another piece of wood or stone called a tenon in order to join the two pieces.

preserve verb

chemistry to prevent food or wood from decaying by adding a chemical substance to it.

sand verb

to make something such as wood very smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper.

sawdust noun

very small pieces of wood like dust that are produced when you cut wood.

season verb

to allow wood to dry so that it is ready to be used.

stain verb

to add colour to wood using a special liquid.

stripped adjective

used for describing wood that has been cleaned by removing a layer of something, for example paint, from its surface.

tenon noun

a piece that is cut so that it sticks out from the end of a piece of wood and can be fitted into a hole called a mortise in another piece of wood to join them together.

tongue and groove noun

a series of long flat narrow pieces of wood that you join together along their long edges by fitting a raised part in one into a hole in the next.

unvarnished adjective

not covered with varnish a clear liquid for protecting wood.

wax verb

to put wax on a wooden surface and rub it to make it shine.

whittle verb

to make an object out of wood by cutting pieces off the wood with a small knife.

wood noun

made from wood.

woodcraft noun

the skill of making things from wood.

woodwork noun

the activity or skill of making objects from wood.

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