Woodwork / Mahi Rākau

abrade, abrasive Noun, Transitive Verb

kowani ~tia (takenga mai: kowani - to scrape, abrade, scour)

accepted convention Noun

tikanga arowhānui (takenga mai: aro - to take heed; whānui - widely, generally)

across the grain (timber) Noun, Adjective

tāmaku (takenga mai: tāmaku - to adze timber across the grain)

adjustment lever Noun

keu tīaroaro (takenga mai: keu - trigger [of a gun etc]; tīaroaro - to align)

aesthetics Noun

āhuatanga rerehua

against the grain (timber) Adjective, Noun

harakōaro (takenga mai: hara [haratua] - to dress timber lengthwise with an adze, with the grain; kōaro - inverted, turned right round)

air dry Adjective, Transitive Verb

whakamaroke ā-hau

align, alignment Noun, Transitive Verb

tīaroaro ~a

angle marker, bevel marking tool Noun

tāhema (takenga mai: tā - to draw, mark; hema - bevel, chamfer)

anthropometric data Noun

raraunga ine tinana

anthropometry (field of study) Noun

mātai ine tinana (takenga mai: mātai - inspect, examine; mātai - field of study; ine - to measure; tinana - body)

auger bit, spiral bit Noun

niho tōrino

awl Noun

kātara (takenga mai: kātara - sharp point)

band saw Noun

kani koropewa (takenga mai: koropewa - loop)

bar clamp, sash clamp Noun

whakakopa paepae

barb (on a staple, fish hook etc) Noun

niwha

battery drill Noun

wiri pūhiko

bearing guide, wheel guide Noun

wīrataki (takenga mai: wīra - wheel [kupu mino]; taki - to lead, bring along)

belt drive, belt driven Noun, Adjective, verb

whakahuri tātua (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn, rotate; tātua - belt)

belt sander Noun

whakamaene tātua (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; tātua - belt)

bench grinder Noun

hōanga tūpapa

bench hook Noun

puri rākau (takenga mai: puri - to hold, grip; rākau - wood)

bevel, chamfer, bevelled Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

hema

biscuit joint (wood) Noun

hono pihikete (takenga mai: pihikete [kupu mino] - biscuit)

bit (for a drill or cutting tool) Noun

niho (takenga mai: niho - tooth)

blade guard Noun

marumata (takenga mai: maru - shield, safeguard; mata - blade)

blade guide Noun

takimata (takenga mai: taki [takitaki] - to lead, guide, escort, pilot; mata - blade)

blade height adjustment Noun

whakatina ngoto mata (takenga mai: whakatina - to fix, control; ngoto - to penetrate, intensity, depth)

blade stiffener Noun

whakauka mata

blade tension Noun

renarena mata (takenga mai: renarena - tightness, tautness, tension)

blade tilt Noun

whakatītaha mata (takenga mai: whakatītaha - to divert, slant, tilt)

blade, face, cutting edge Noun

mata

block of wood Noun

poro rākau (kupu kē atu: tūporo)

block plane Noun

tīwani paraka

blunt Adjective

pūnuki (kupu kē atu: pūhoi, pūhuki)

blunt Adjective

pūhoi (kupu kē atu: pūnuki, pūhuki)

bolt (fastener) Noun

whaowiri (takenga mai: whao - iron tool; wiri - to twist)

bore (a hole), drill Transitive Verb

kōwiri ~a

bowed (of timber) Adjective

kokohu

brad point drillbit, spur point bit Noun

niho toitoi (takenga mai: toitoi - point, tip)

build, make, construct, fabricate, construction, fabrication, product, object Noun, Transitive Verb

hanga ~ia ~hangā ~nga

butt joint Noun

hono karipapa (takenga mai: karipapa - to abut [of a flat surface against another])

caliper Noun

kauae ine (takenga mai: kauae - jaw; ine - to measure)

chalk line Noun

aho tioka

chamfer bit, bevel bit Noun

niho hema

chipboard Noun

papa maramara (takenga mai: papa - board, timber, anything broad and flat; maramara - chip)

chipped, scarred, scratched (of timber or metal) Intransitive Verb, Adjective

riwha

chisel Noun, Transitive Verb

whao ~whia

chuck (of a tool) Noun

puriniho (takenga mai: puri - to hold, grip; niho - tooth, cutting bit; niho [nihowiri] - drillbit)

chuck key Noun

whakaita puriniho (takenga mai: whaka- causative prefix; ita - tightly, firmly; puriniho - chuck [of a rotating tool])

circular saw Noun

kani porotītiti

clamp Noun, Transitive Verb

whakakopa ~ina

claw (of a hammer) Noun

kotikara

client, customer, consumer Noun

kiritaki

coarse grained Adjective

matanui (takenga mai: matanui - to be coarse grained [of rock])

cog drive, gear driven Noun, Adjective, verb

whakahuri nihowhiti (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn, rotate; nihowhiti - cog, gear)

compass (for drawing circles) Noun

tāporowhita

concrete bit, masonry bit Noun

niho raima

consumer demand Noun

popono kiritaki (takenga mai: popono - to covet, desire, hanker after)

consumer demographic, consumer profile Noun

hangapori kiritaki

consumer power Noun

mana kiritaki

control trigger Noun

keu whakahaere (takenga mai: keu - trigger; whakahaere - to control, cause to go)

coping saw, fretsaw Noun

kani whakaniko (takenga mai: whakaniko - to adorn with curves)

countersink Noun, Transitive Verb

korotiwha

countersink bit Noun

niho korotiwha

countersunk screw Noun

tīwiri korotiwha (takenga mai: korotiwha - process of countersinking pieces of shell in carved objects)

cove bit (for a router) Noun

niho kōpapa (takenga mai: niho - tooth, bit [of a tool]; kōpapa - concave)

cover Noun, Transitive Verb

hīpoki ~na

crooked (of timber) Adjective

koronuke

cross cut saw Noun

kani tāmaku (takenga mai: tāmaku - to adze timber across the grain)

cross cut, cut across the grain (woodwork) Noun, Transitive Verb

kani tāmaku (takenga mai: tāmaku - to adze timber across the grain)

crowbar, pinch bar, lever Noun

kauwhiti (takenga mai: kau [kakau] - shaft or handle of a tool; whiti - to turn over, prise with a lever)

cupped (of timber) Adjective

kōpapa

curly grain, twisted grain (of timber) Noun

kakano mingimingi

cut with the grain, rip cut (timber) Noun, Transitive Verb

kani haratua (takenga mai: haratua - to dress timber lengthwise with an adze)

dado (wood joint) Noun

awahāngai (takenga mai: awa - groove; hāngai - to be at right angles)

defect, flaw (in timber) Noun, Adjective

tōrōkiri

dense, density (of a substance) Noun, Adjective

kiato

depth control (of a tool) Noun

keu ngoto (takenga mai: keu - trigger [of a gun etc]; ngoto - to penetrate, depth)

design Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

hoahoa ~tia

design brief Noun

mahere hoahoa

design element Noun

āhuatanga hoahoa

design principles Noun

mātāpono hoahoa

design process Noun

tukanga hoahoa

designer Noun

kaihoahoa

dimension (size) Noun

korahi (takenga mai: korahi - size, extent)

direct drive, direct transmission Noun, Adjective, verb

whakahuri horipū (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn, rotate; horipū - direct)

disk sander Noun

whakamaene kōpae (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; kōpae - disk)

do it yourself, DIY Noun, Adjective

mahi kuhutahi (takenga mai: kuhu - to do on one's own; tahi - actually)

dovetail bit Noun

niho maeko (takenga mai: maeko - tail of a bird)

dovetail joint Noun

hono maeko (takenga mai: maeko - tail of a bird)

dowel, dowel peg Noun

tia (takenga mai: tia - peg, stake, pin)

drawer slide Noun

tāneke hautō (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; neke - to move; hautō - drawer)

dressed timber, planed timber Noun

rākau whakahuene (takenga mai: whakahuene - to make smooth)

drill Noun, Transitive Verb

wiri ~a (kupu kē atu: tūwiri)

drill bit Noun

nihowiri (takenga mai: niho - teeth; wiri - drill)

drill press Noun

wiritū (takenga mai: wiri - drill; tū - to stand, standing)

drive (of a screw, bolt etc) Noun

tāhuri (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; huri - to turn)

drum sander Noun

whakamaene rango (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; rango - cylinder)

durable, durability Noun, Adjective

pūmau

dust bag Noun

pēke puehu

edge trim bit (woodwork) Noun

niho poro tapa

electric grinder Noun

hōanga hiko

electric sander Noun

whakamaene hiko (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; hiko - electric, electricity)

electric saw Noun

kani hiko

end grain (of timber) Noun

kakano poro (takenga mai: kakano - grain, texture; poro - butt end)

epoxy glue Noun

kāpia ēpohi (takenga mai: ēpohi [kupu mino] - epoxy)

ergonomic Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

arotau (takenga mai: arotau - suitable, appropriate, suited)

ergonomics (field of study) Noun

mātai arotau (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; mātai - field of study; arotau - suitable, appropriate, suited)

ethical aspect Noun

āhuatanga matatika

external dimension Noun

korahi waho

fastener, fasten (hard materials) Noun, Transitive Verb

tāmau ~hia (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; mau - be made fast, fixed)

fence, guide (of a tool) Noun

taki (takenga mai: taki [takitaki] - to lead, guide, escort, pilot; taki [takitaki] - fence; taki [arataki] - to guide)

fibre board, MDF Noun

papa marariki (takenga mai: papa - board, timber, anything broad and flat; mara [maramara] - chip; riki - small, fine)

file (tool) Noun

waku matarehu (takenga mai: waku - rub, scrape, abrade; matarehu - fine grained)

filler Noun

herepuru (takenga mai: herepuru - caulking, material for sealing the seams and holes of a canoe; puru - bung, plug, filler)

filler spatula, putty knife Noun

rapa herepuru (takenga mai: rapa - anything broad and flat, blade [of a paddle etc])

fine grained Adjective

matarehu (takenga mai: matarehu - fine grained [of rock])

finger joint (woodwork) Noun

hono matimati

fittings, hardware Noun

tautara (takenga mai: tautara - to fasten, affix, attach)

flat bit, spade bit (woodwork) Noun

niho papatahi

flat chisel Noun

whao papatahi

flat head nail Noun

nēra (pane) papatahi

flat pack Noun, Adjective

tākai pararahi

folding rule Noun

rūri whakapeke (takenga mai: rūri - ruler [kupu mino]; whakapeke - to fold up)

forstner bit (woodwork) Noun

niho kōripi (takenga mai: kōripi - to cut, slice)

fretwork Noun

tāpōareare (takenga mai: tā - to apply moko, to carve, cut, etch; tā [tāraro] - to adorn, ornament, decorate; pōareare - perforated)

functional attribute, functional property Noun

āhuatanga āheinga (takenga mai: āheinga - competence, ability, function)

galvanised nail Noun

nēra ārai waikura

glue together, fasten Transitive Verb

whakapiri ~a

glue, adhesive Noun

kāpia (takenga mai: kāpia - resin, gum)

gouge chisel Noun

whao pewa

grain (of timber) Noun

kakano

grind Transitive Verb

kauoro ~tia

grindstone Noun

hōanga

grit number (for an abrasive) Noun

tau kowani (takenga mai: tau - number; kowani - to abrade, abrasive)

groove (woodwork) Noun

awa, awaawa

groove joint Noun

hono awaawa (takenga mai: awaawa - groove, valley, gully)

growth ring (of tree) Noun

tarawhiti tipu (takenga mai: tarawhiti - to encircle, hoop, ring)

hacksaw Noun

kani maitai (takenga mai: kani - saw; maitai - metal) (kupu kē atu: kanini)

hammer Noun, Transitive Verb

pākuru ~a (kupu kē atu: hama)

hammer Noun, Transitive Verb

hama ~ngia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: pākuru)

handle, grip (of a tool) Noun

puringa (kupu kē atu: kakau)

handsaw Noun

kani ā-ringa

hard material Noun

rawa mārō

hardwood Noun

rākau mārō

head (of nail, screw etc) Noun

pane

headstock (of lathe) Noun

puri tāhuri (takenga mai: puri - to hold, means of holding; tāhuri - to make turn, rotate)

heartwood Noun, Adjective

kōhiwi (kupu kē atu: taikākā)

heartwood Noun, Adjective

taikākā (kupu kē atu: kōhiwi)

hex drive, hexagonal head (of a screw) Noun, Adjective

pane tapaono

hide glue Noun

kāpia hiako

hinge Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

kaurori ~hia (kupu kē atu: kauhuri)

hinge Noun

kauhuri (kupu kē atu: kaurori)

hole saw Noun

kani kōhao

inclusive design Noun

hoahoa kauawhi

inlay Noun, Transitive Verb

korotiwha (takenga mai: korotiwha - inlay, the process of countersinking pieces of shell in carved objects) (kupu kē atu: honohono)

inlay Noun, Transitive Verb

honohono (kupu kē atu: korotiwha)

inside diameter Noun

whitianga roto

internal dimension Noun

korahi roto

iterative process Noun

tukanga tukurua (takenga mai: tukurua - to repeat, do a second time, replicate) (kupu kē atu: tukanga tukurau, tukanga toai, tukanga whitiauau)

jig (for a tool) Noun

rauhanga (takenga mai: rauhanga - stratagem, tactic, device, manoeuvre)

jigsaw (tool) Noun

kanipiko (takenga mai: kani - saw; piko - bent, curved)

join, joint (woodwork) Noun, Transitive Verb

hono, honohono

jolt head nail Noun

nēra (pane) tōpuku (takenga mai: pane - head; tōpuku - be rounded, bulbed)

keyed surface, roughened surface Noun

papa mātoretore (takenga mai: mātoretore - rough)

kickback (of a machine tool) Noun, Intransitive Verb

whana ~ia (takenga mai: whana - to spring back, kick [backwards], impel)

kiln dry (timber) Adjective, Transitive Verb

whakamaroke rō umu

kitset Noun

kete waihanga

knob (handle of tool etc) Noun

reke (takenga mai: reke - knob, butt of a weapon) (kupu kē atu: pūreke, kou)

knob (handle of tool etc) Noun

pūreke (kupu kē atu: reke, kou)

knock-down joint, knock-down fitting Noun

honohono wāwāhi (takenga mai: honohono - to join together; wāwāhi - to split, divide, break open)

knot (in timber) Noun, Adjective

pūkanohi (kupu kē atu: pūmanga, pūpeka)

laminate (noun) Noun

kirirunga (takenga mai: kiri - skin; runga - top, upper)

laminate (verb) Transitive Verb, Adjective

tāpatu ~hia (takenga mai: tāpatu - to cover; tāpatu [tāpatupatu] - place in layers, one upon another)

lap joint Noun

hono inaki (takenga mai: inaki - to overlap)

laser cutter Noun

kuti taiaho

laser level Noun

tūpā taiaho

laser measure Noun

ine-taiaho

latch (fastener) Noun, Transitive Verb

tūtaki ~na (kupu kē atu: whakarawa)

lathe Noun

paetārai (takenga mai: pae - horizontal perch, rest; tārai - to fashion, shape, sculpt)

lathe bed Noun

tumu paetārai (takenga mai: tumu - foundation, stump, base; paetārai - lathe)

level (flat) Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

tūpā (takenga mai: tūpā - flat, level)

locking cap Noun

taupoki raka (takenga mai: taupoki - to cover; raka [kupu mino] - lock)

log (tree) Noun

kōporo

machine, mechanical device Noun

mīhini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

make smooth, dress (of timber) Transitive Verb

whakahuene ~tia

mallet Noun

kuru (kupu kē atu: tā)

manual hole saw Noun

kani kōhao ā-ringa

market research Noun

rangahau tauhokohoko

marking gauge Noun

tāwhakarara (takenga mai: tā - to draw, mark; whakarara - parallel)

marking out (timber, metal etc) Transitive Verb

whakaimu ~tia (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; imu - cut indication mark, a notch in a tree indicating where it is to be cut down)

marking tool Noun

taputapu whakaimu

measuring tool Noun

taputapu ine

metal drill bit Noun

nihowiri maitai

metal vise Noun

purimau maitai

mitre fence, mitre gauge, mitre guide Noun

taki hōtiu (takenga mai: taki [takitaki] - to lead, guide, escort, pilot; taki [takitaki] - fence; taki [arataki] - to guide; hōtiu - be oblique, inclined, sloping, at an angle)

mitre joint Noun

hono hōtiu (takenga mai: hōtiu - be oblique, inclined, sloping, at an angle)

mitre saw Noun

kani hōtiu (takenga mai: hōtiu - be oblique, inclined, sloping, at an angle)

mortise and tenon joint Noun

hono puare-kou (takenga mai: puare - opening, hole; kou - protuberance, knob, end, stump)

nail Noun

nēra (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

nail gun Noun

pū nēra

nut (metal fastener) Noun

peru (takenga mai: peru - head, as of a nail etc)

offcut (of material) Noun

(toenga) tapahanga

one-off, bespoke Adjective

(hua) tūtahi

open time (of glue) Noun

wā poare

orbital sander Noun

whakamaene amio (takenga mai: whakamaene - top make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; amio - to orbit, go round, roam)

outside diameter Noun

whitianga waho

PVA glue Noun

kāpia PVA

patent Noun

mana waihanga (takenga mai: mana - authority; waihanga - to make, build)

peg joint, dowel joint (woodwork) Noun

hono tia (takenga mai: tia - peg, stake, pin)

perpendicular cut Noun

tapahanga hāngai

phillips head (screw) Noun, Adjective

pane rīpeka

physical attribute, physical property Noun

āhuatanga ōkiko (takenga mai: kiko - body, substance, content)

piece of wood, block of wood Noun

tūporo (kupu kē atu: poro rākau)

plane (woodwork) Noun, Transitive Verb

tīwani ~a (takenga mai: tīwani - to scrape, dress, smooth)

plank (of wood) Noun

paraki (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: papa rākau)

plumb bob Noun

tāwē (kupu kē atu: whakatātūtū)

plumb bob Noun

whakatātūtū (takenga mai: whakatātūtū - to sound with a line for the depth) (kupu kē atu: tāwē)

plunge router Noun

tārairai tuku (takenga mai: tuku - to descend, let down)

plywood Noun

papa tāpatu (takenga mai: papa - board, timber, anything broad and flat; tāpatu [tāpatupatu] - place in layers, one upon another)

point (of nail, screw etc) Noun

koi

polyurethane glue Noun

kāpia waerau (takenga mai: waerau - polymer)

procedure Noun

huarahi (kupu kē atu: aramahi)

procedure Noun

aramahi (takenga mai: ara - pathway; mahi - activity, operation) (kupu kē atu: huarahi)

process Noun

tukanga (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed forward)

prototype Noun

tauira whakamātau (takenga mai: tauira - model; whakamātau - trial)

protuberance (e.g. of a wood joint), knob Noun

kou

punch, nail punch Noun

panihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

push stick Noun

rou pana (takenga mai: rou - a long stick used to reach anything, reach or procure by means of a pole; pana - to push)

quality control, quality assurance Noun, Intransitive Verb

whakaū (i te) kounga (takenga mai: whakaū - to confirm, establish)

quick release clamp Noun

whakakopa wetetere

rabbet bit Noun

niho awaniao

rabbet joint Noun

hono niao (takenga mai: niao - rim, lip, edge)

rabbet, rebate (woodwork) Noun

awaniao (takenga mai: awa - groove; niao - rim, lip, edge)

rasp (abrasive tool) Noun

waku matanui (takenga mai: waku - rub, scrape, abrade; matanui - coarse grained) (kupu kē atu: waku kaitara)

reverse/forward switch Noun

pana hurimua/hurimuri

revolving centre, live centre (of a lathe) Noun

koi hurihuri (takenga mai: koi - sharp point; hurihuri - to revolve)

right angle joint (woodwork) Noun

hono whakahāngai (takenga mai: whakahāngai - at right angles)

rip (timber) Noun, Transitive Verb

kōreparepa ~tia (takenga mai: kōreparepa - to split, rip)

rip saw Noun

kani kōreparepa (takenga mai: kōreparepa - to split, rip)

round over bit (computing) Noun

niho kōpuku (takenga mai: niho - tooth, bit [of a tool]; kōpuku - rounded [in shape])

rounded edge (e.g. of timber) Noun

tapa kōpuku (takenga mai: kōpuku - be convex, rounded)

router (woodwork tool) Noun

tārairai (takenga mai: tārairai [tārai] - to fashion, shape, sculpt [timber])

router bit Noun

niho tārairai

rule, ruler Noun

rūri (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tauine)

sand, sander (woodwork) Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

whakamaene ~tia (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth)

sanding belt Noun

tātua whakamaene (takenga mai: tātua - belt; whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper)

sanding disk Noun

kōpae whakamaene

sanding drum Noun

rango whakamaene (takenga mai: rango - cylinder; whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper)

sanding sleeve Noun

tākai whakamaene (takenga mai: tākai - to wrap around; whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper)

sandpaper Noun

pepa whakamaene (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; maene - smooth)

sap (of tree), resin Noun

pia (kupu kē atu: tahe)

sapwood Noun, Adjective

taitea

saw Noun, Transitive Verb

kani ~a

sawdust (coarse) Noun

kotakota

sawmill Noun

mira kani rākau (takenga mai: mira [kupu mino] - mill; kani - to saw)

sawn timber, rough sawn timber Noun

rākau kanikani

scraper, cabinet scraper Noun

mata waruwaru (takenga mai: mata - blade, edge; waruwaru - to scrape, pare)

screw Noun

tīwiri

screwdriver Noun

huriwiri (takenga mai: huri - to turn; wiri [tīwiri] - screw)

seasoned timber, dried timber Noun

rākau kaimāoa (takenga mai: kaimāoa - be dry, without sap)

set square, square (marking out tool) Noun

tāhāngai (takenga mai: tā - to draw, mark; hāngai - perpendicular)

set, cure, congeal, harden (of glue), hardener Noun, Intransitive Verb

whakatotoka

shank, stem, shaft (of a tool), handle Noun

kakau

shape, fashion, sculpt Transitive Verb

tārai ~a (kupu kē atu: auaha)

sharpen Transitive Verb

whakakoi ~a

shavings, scrapings (of wood etc) Noun

waruhanga (takenga mai: waruwaru - to scrape)

short grain (of timber) Noun

kakano poto

skew chisel Noun

whao tītaha

slice, whittle, shaping knife (woodwork) Noun, Transitive Verb

kōripi ~a (takenga mai: kōripi - to cut, slice, knife)

sliding clamp Noun

whakakopa tāneke

slot head, slot drive (screw) Noun, Adjective

pane kapiti

softwood Noun

rākau mohe

sole (of a tool) Noun

raparapa (takenga mai: raparapa - sole of foot)

spark shield Noun

ārai kora

speed control Noun

keu tere (takenga mai: keu - trigger [of a gun etc]; tere - speed)

spindle sander Noun

whakamaene tokohuri (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; tokohuri - spindle)

spindle, arbor, rotating shaft, mandrel Noun

tokohuri (takenga mai: toko - to support with a pole, prop up, rod; huri - to turn)

spine (of a tool) Noun

tuarā

split (of timber) Intransitive Verb, Adjective

mātītore

spokeshave Noun

wharowharo (takenga mai: wharowharo - to scrape)

spring clamp Noun

whakakopa pūniko

square drive, square head (screw) Noun, Adjective

pane tapawhā

stakeholders Noun

hunga whaipānga

standard dimension Noun

korahi arowhānui (takenga mai: aro - to face, take heed; whānui - generally, widely, broadly)

staple (fastener) Noun, Transitive Verb

tēpara ~tia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

staple gun Noun

pū tēpara

staple stack Noun

tūtira tēpara (takenga mai: tūtira - to line up, row; tēpara [kupu mino] - staple)

star drive, star head (screw) Noun, Adjective

pane whetū

steel wool Noun

wūru maitai

straight bit (woodwork) Noun

niho torotika

straight grain (of timber) Noun

kakano aritahi

straight grained, even grained (of timber) Adjective

aritahi (kupu kē atu: pūkaka, mākohe)

straight grained, even grained (of timber) Adjective

mākohe (kupu kē atu: aritahi, pūkaka)

straight grained, even grained (of timber) Adjective

pūkaka (kupu kē atu: aritahi, mākohe)

subtractive process Noun

tukanga tatango

super glue Noun

kāpia inati (takenga mai: inati - to be extraordinary, exceptional)

sustainable material, sustainable resource Noun

rawa toitū

sustainable product Noun

hanga toitū (kupu kē atu: hautaonga toitū)

sustainable product Noun

hautaonga toitū (kupu kē atu: hanga toitū)

sustainable source Noun

takenga toitū

sustainable, sustainability Noun, Adjective

toitū ~tanga

table router (woodwork) Noun

tārairai whaipapa (takenga mai: tārairai - router; whai - having, possessing; papa - flat hard surface)

table saw, cabinet saw Noun

kani whaipapa (takenga mai: kani - saw; whai - possessing; papa - flat surface)

tailstock (of a lathe) Noun

puri tauteka (takenga mai: puri - to hold, means of holding; tauteka - prop, brace)

tape measure Noun

rūri pōkai (takenga mai: rūri - ruler [kupu mino]; pōkai - to roll up)

tear out (of timber) Noun

hae tāwekoweko (takenga mai: hae - to tear; tāwekoweko - to be frayed, shabby)

tenon saw, backsaw Noun

kani whai tuarā

thread (of screw etc) Noun

ngauwiri (takenga mai: ngau - to bite; wiri - to twist, bore)

timber slab, board, plank Noun

papa rākau (kupu kē atu: paraki [kupu mino])

tip, tail (of a tool etc) Noun

toi (takenga mai: toi - tip, point)

tolerance (of a dimension) Noun

tepe korahi (takenga mai: tepe - boundary, limit; korahi - dimension)

tongue and groove joint Noun

hono awa-arero (takenga mai: awa - groove; arero - tongue)

tool rest Noun

pae taputapu (takenga mai: pae - horizontal perch, rest; taputapu - tool)

tooth (of saw etc) Noun

niho

treated timber, preserved timber Noun

rākau whakauka (takenga mai: whakauka - to preserve, to be lasting)

tree, timber, wood Noun

rākau

twisted (of timber) Adjective

whakawiri

unseasoned timber, green timber Noun

rākau kaimata

useful, fit for purpose Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

whaitake

v-chisel, parting chisel Noun

whao haehae

vise Noun

purimau (takenga mai: puri - to hold, means of holding; mau - lay hold of, grasp)

warp, warped (timber) Adjective, Intransitive Verb

kōrori (kupu kē atu: tahatonga)

warped (of timber) Intransitive Verb, Adjective

tahatonga (kupu kē atu: kōrori)

washer Noun

porotiti

water resistant glue Noun

kāpia parewai (takenga mai: pare - to ward off, turn aside; wai - water)

waterproof glue Noun

kāpia pihi (takenga mai: pihi - watertight)

wavy grain (timber) Noun

kakano karekare

with the grain (timber) Noun, Adjective

haratua (takenga mai: haratua - to dress timber lengthwise with an adze)

wood lathe Noun

paetārai rākau

wood panel, wood sheet Noun

paparahi rākau (takenga mai: papa - board, slab, plank, anything broad, flat and hard; rahi - large; rākau - tree, timber)

wood veneer Noun

kirirākau (takenga mai: kiri - skin; rākau - wood, timber)

wood vise Noun

purimau rākau

woodwork joint Noun

honohono rākau

woodwork shop Noun

taiwhanga mahi rākau

woodworker Noun

ringa mahi rākau

work surface Noun

papa mahi

workbench Noun

tūpapa mahi