Glossary
Wood Model Maker Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential wood model maker terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key wood model maker vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in wood model maker training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Basswood
- Fine model wood.
- Board foot
- Lumber volume unit.
- CAD
- Computer-aided design.
- Grain
- Wood fiber direction.
- Jig
- Guides cuts.
- Kerf
- Width of a saw cut.
- Kickback
- Wood thrown back by a saw.
- Laser cutting
- Cutting with a laser.
- Massing model
- Simple form model.
- Moisture content
- Water in wood.
- Prototype
- First model.
- Scale
- Size ratio.
- Template
- Pattern for shaping.
- Topography
- Land contours.
- Veneer
- Thin wood layer.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Wood Model Maker practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Wood Model Maker training.
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