Woodworking
Tools & Machines
Parts of a House
100

when something is exactly vertical

plumb

100

you use this tool to drill holes that are deeper than a regular power drill can make

impact driver

100

lumber running in parallel that provide the support structure for floors or ceilings

joists

200

pine, spruce, and Douglas fir are part of a category of lumber called this

softwoods

200

a category of high-powered tools that run on air pressure instead of electricity

pneumatic tools

200

a pitched roof can also be called this

gable roof

300

this piece of metal attaches to a table saw to guide rip cuts

rip fence

300

this tool is used for refinishing & smoothing the surface of the wood

orbital sander, or

random orbital sander

300

this affordable type of flooring is made from engineered wood,
but can be designed to look like other textures such as stone


laminate

400

MDF, which is a popular and cheap engineered wood, is short for this


medium-density fiberboard

400

a tool used for drilling shapes more elaborate than a hole, such as grooves or channels


router

400

the side section of a door frame

jamb

500

a joint formed from wood cut at an angle

miter joint

500

this tool is used to straighten out warped or uneven pieces of lumber


planer

500

this runs along the edge of a roof to ensure that rain rolls off the roof, instead of seeping back inside


drip edge

600

this type of joint is most commonly found in flooring planks


tongue and groove joint

600

this vehicle is used for both digging & demolition

excavator

600

a type of decorative wood paneling that attaches to the lower half of a wall

wainscot

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