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Wood green
Chemical preservative, which is used to prevent insect damage or fungus growth, and which contains copper napthenate and arsenic.

Wood joinery
Joints created by cutting and fitting woodwork with interlocking pieces or by nailing or screwing them together.

Wood lathe
Wood lathes rotate the workpiece, usually a piece of stock wood, on a horizontal axis, although plastic can also be worked. Woodturning chisels are then applied to the piece to round the stock or to create straight, rounded, squared, and v-shaped cuts.

Wood lengths
Used for bracing and support, can be of various widths and thicknesses

Wood mallet
Hammer, made of wood so that, when it is used directly on wood to force a joint together, it will not damage the surface. Often, the mallet is used to stick the handle of a chisel to add force to the cutting process.

Wood preservatives
Chemicals, which are used on wood, for the purpose of retarding rot and protecting from damage by insects.

Wood putty
Putty type substance, available in a number of tints, used for patching wood. Though it is like putty prior to use, it hardens and can be sanded and stained. Also referred to as wood filler.

Wood sash putty
Material, consisting of white lead in linseed oil, used to fasten a pane of glass into the sash of a window.

Wood screw
Common fastener with a flared, slotted head and a raised spiral ridge running down the shank. A screwdriver fits into the screw head to insert or remove the screw. A Phillips head screws have a crisscross slot in the head rather than a straight one.

Wood sheet piling
Supports for foundations, which are made from boards, attached to each other with cleats.

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