He rārangi kupu e pā ana ki te waihanga taonga ki te rākau, arā, te hoahoa, te tapahi, te honohono me te whakarākei.
A list of words relating to creating an object out of wood - deisgning, cutting, joining and embellishing.
chalk line
functional attribute, functional property (takenga mai: āheinga - competence, ability, function)
design element
ethical aspect
physical attribute, physical property (takenga mai: kiko - body, substance, content)
aesthetics
spark shield
procedure (takenga mai: ara - pathway; mahi - activity, operation) (kupu kē atu: huarahi)
straight grained, even grained (of timber) (kupu kē atu: pūkaka, mākohe)
arotau Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
ergonomic (takenga mai: arotau - suitable, appropriate, suited)
groove (woodwork)
dado (wood joint) (takenga mai: awa - groove; hāngai - to be at right angles)
rabbet, rebate (woodwork) (takenga mai: awa - groove; niao - rim, lip, edge)
tear out (of timber) (takenga mai: hae - to tear; tāwekoweko - to be frayed, shabby)
hama ~ngia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
hammer (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: pākuru)
hanga ~ia ~hangā ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
build, make, construct, fabricate, construction, fabrication, product, object
sustainable product (kupu kē atu: hautaonga toitū)
consumer demographic, consumer profile
against the grain (timber) (takenga mai: hara [haratua] - to dress timber lengthwise with an adze, with the grain; kōaro - inverted, turned right round)
with the grain (timber) (takenga mai: haratua - to dress timber lengthwise with an adze)
sustainable product (kupu kē atu: hanga toitū)
hema Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
bevel, chamfer, bevelled
filler (takenga mai: herepuru - caulking, material for sealing the seams and holes of a canoe; puru - bung, plug, filler)
inclusive design
grindstone
electric grinder
bench grinder
tongue and groove joint (takenga mai: awa - groove; arero - tongue)
groove joint (takenga mai: awaawa - groove, valley, gully)
mitre joint (takenga mai: hōtiu - be oblique, inclined, sloping, at an angle)
lap joint (takenga mai: inaki - to overlap)
butt joint (takenga mai: karipapa - to abut [of a flat surface against another])
dovetail joint (takenga mai: maeko - tail of a bird)
finger joint (woodwork)
rabbet joint (takenga mai: niao - rim, lip, edge)
biscuit joint (wood) (takenga mai: pihikete [kupu mino] - biscuit)
mortise and tenon joint (takenga mai: puare - opening, hole; kou - protuberance, knob, end, stump)
peg joint, dowel joint (woodwork) (takenga mai: tia - peg, stake, pin)
right angle joint (woodwork) (takenga mai: whakahāngai - at right angles)
hono, honohono Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
join, joint (woodwork)
honohono Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
inlay (kupu kē atu: korotiwha)
woodwork joint
knock-down joint, knock-down fitting (takenga mai: honohono - to join together; wāwāhi - to split, divide, break open)
procedure (kupu kē atu: aramahi)
stakeholders
screwdriver (takenga mai: huri - to turn; wiri [tīwiri] - screw)
laser measure
designer
grain (of timber)
straight grain (of timber)
wavy grain (timber)
curly grain, twisted grain (of timber)
end grain (of timber) (takenga mai: kakano - grain, texture; poro - butt end)
short grain (of timber)
shank, stem, shaft (of a tool), handle
handsaw
kani haratua Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
cut with the grain, rip cut (timber) (takenga mai: haratua - to dress timber lengthwise with an adze)
electric saw
mitre saw (takenga mai: hōtiu - be oblique, inclined, sloping, at an angle)
hole saw
manual hole saw
rip saw (takenga mai: kōreparepa - to split, rip)
band saw (takenga mai: koropewa - loop)
hacksaw (takenga mai: kani - saw; maitai - metal) (kupu kē atu: kanini)
circular saw
cross cut saw (takenga mai: tāmaku - to adze timber across the grain)
kani tāmaku Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
cross cut, cut across the grain (woodwork) (takenga mai: tāmaku - to adze timber across the grain)
tenon saw, backsaw
table saw, cabinet saw (takenga mai: kani - saw; whai - possessing; papa - flat surface)
coping saw, fretsaw (takenga mai: whakaniko - to adorn with curves)
jigsaw (tool) (takenga mai: kani - saw; piko - bent, curved)
glue, adhesive (takenga mai: kāpia - resin, gum)
epoxy glue (takenga mai: ēpohi [kupu mino] - epoxy)
hide glue
super glue (takenga mai: inati - to be extraordinary, exceptional)
water resistant glue (takenga mai: pare - to ward off, turn aside; wai - water)
waterproof glue (takenga mai: pihi - watertight)
PVA glue
polyurethane glue (takenga mai: waerau - polymer)
awl (takenga mai: kātara - sharp point)
caliper (takenga mai: kauae - jaw; ine - to measure)
hinge (kupu kē atu: kaurori)
kaurori ~hia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
hinge (kupu kē atu: kauhuri)
crowbar, pinch bar, lever (takenga mai: kau [kakau] - shaft or handle of a tool; whiti - to turn over, prise with a lever)
kitset
depth control (of a tool) (takenga mai: keu - trigger [of a gun etc]; ngoto - to penetrate, depth)
speed control (takenga mai: keu - trigger [of a gun etc]; tere - speed)
adjustment lever (takenga mai: keu - trigger [of a gun etc]; tīaroaro - to align)
control trigger (takenga mai: keu - trigger; whakahaere - to control, cause to go)
dense, density (of a substance)
wood veneer (takenga mai: kiri - skin; rākau - wood, timber)
laminate (noun) (takenga mai: kiri - skin; runga - top, upper)
client, customer, consumer
heartwood (kupu kē atu: taikākā)
point (of nail, screw etc)
revolving centre, live centre (of a lathe) (takenga mai: koi - sharp point; hurihuri - to revolve)
bowed (of timber)
sanding disk
cupped (of timber)
log (tree)
dimension (size) (takenga mai: korahi - size, extent)
standard dimension (takenga mai: aro - to face, take heed; whānui - generally, widely, broadly)
internal dimension
external dimension
kōreparepa ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
rip (timber) (takenga mai: kōreparepa - to split, rip)
kōripi ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
slice, whittle, shaping knife (woodwork) (takenga mai: kōripi - to cut, slice, knife)
crooked (of timber)
warp, warped (timber) (kupu kē atu: tahatonga)
korotiwha Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
countersink
korotiwha Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
inlay (takenga mai: korotiwha - inlay, the process of countersinking pieces of shell in carved objects) (kupu kē atu: honohono)
sawdust (coarse)
claw (of a hammer)
protuberance (e.g. of a wood joint), knob
kowani ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
abrade, abrasive (takenga mai: kowani - to scrape, abrade, scour)
bore (a hole), drill
mallet (kupu kē atu: tā)
laser cutter
design brief
do it yourself, DIY (takenga mai: kuhu - to do on one's own; tahi - actually)
straight grained, even grained (of timber) (kupu kē atu: aritahi, pūkaka)
consumer power
patent (takenga mai: mana - authority; waihanga - to make, build)
blade guard (takenga mai: maru - shield, safeguard; mata - blade)
blade, face, cutting edge
scraper, cabinet scraper (takenga mai: mata - blade, edge; waruwaru - to scrape, pare)
ergonomics (field of study) (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; mātai - field of study; arotau - suitable, appropriate, suited)
anthropometry (field of study) (takenga mai: mātai - inspect, examine; mātai - field of study; ine - to measure; tinana - body)
coarse grained (takenga mai: matanui - to be coarse grained [of rock])
design principles
fine grained (takenga mai: matarehu - fine grained [of rock])
split (of timber)
machine, mechanical device (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
sawmill (takenga mai: mira [kupu mino] - mill; kani - to saw)
nail (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
flat head nail
jolt head nail (takenga mai: pane - head; tōpuku - be rounded, bulbed)
galvanised nail
tooth (of saw etc)
bit (for a drill or cutting tool) (takenga mai: niho - tooth)
rabbet bit
chamfer bit, bevel bit
cove bit (for a router) (takenga mai: niho - tooth, bit [of a tool]; kōpapa - concave)
round over bit (computing) (takenga mai: niho - tooth, bit [of a tool]; kōpuku - rounded [in shape])
forstner bit (woodwork) (takenga mai: kōripi - to cut, slice)
countersink bit
dovetail bit (takenga mai: maeko - tail of a bird)
flat bit, spade bit (woodwork)
edge trim bit (woodwork)
concrete bit, masonry bit
router bit
brad point drillbit, spur point bit (takenga mai: toitoi - point, tip)
auger bit, spiral bit
straight bit (woodwork)
drill bit (takenga mai: niho - teeth; wiri - drill)
metal drill bit
barb (on a staple, fish hook etc)
thread (of screw etc) (takenga mai: ngau - to bite; wiri - to twist, bore)
(technological) outcome
tool rest (takenga mai: pae - horizontal perch, rest; taputapu - tool)
lathe (takenga mai: pae - horizontal perch, rest; tārai - to fashion, shape, sculpt)
wood lathe
pākuru ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
hammer (kupu kē atu: hama)
reverse/forward switch
head (of nail, screw etc)
slot head, slot drive (screw)
phillips head (screw)
hex drive, hexagonal head (of a screw)
square drive, square head (screw)
star drive, star head (screw)
punch, nail punch (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
work surface
chipboard (takenga mai: papa - board, timber, anything broad and flat; maramara - chip)
fibre board, MDF (takenga mai: papa - board, timber, anything broad and flat; mara [maramara] - chip; riki - small, fine)
keyed surface, roughened surface (takenga mai: mātoretore - rough)
timber slab, board, plank (kupu kē atu: paraki [kupu mino])
plywood (takenga mai: papa - board, timber, anything broad and flat; tāpatu [tāpatupatu] - place in layers, one upon another)
wood panel, wood sheet (takenga mai: papa - board, slab, plank, anything broad, flat and hard; rahi - large; rākau - tree, timber)
plank (of wood) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: papa rākau)
dust bag
sandpaper (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; maene - smooth)
nut (metal fastener) (takenga mai: peru - head, as of a nail etc)
sap (of tree), resin (kupu kē atu: tahe)
consumer demand (takenga mai: popono - to covet, desire, hanker after)
block of wood (kupu kē atu: tūporo)
washer
nail gun
staple gun
blunt (kupu kē atu: pūnuki, pūhuki)
straight grained, even grained (of timber) (kupu kē atu: aritahi, mākohe)
knot (in timber) (kupu kē atu: pūmanga, pūpeka)
durable, durability
blunt (kupu kē atu: pūhoi, pūhuki)
knob (handle of tool etc) (kupu kē atu: reke, kou)
bench hook (takenga mai: puri - to hold, grip; rākau - wood)
headstock (of lathe) (takenga mai: puri - to hold, means of holding; tāhuri - to make turn, rotate)
tailstock (of a lathe) (takenga mai: puri - to hold, means of holding; tauteka - prop, brace)
vise (takenga mai: puri - to hold, means of holding; mau - lay hold of, grasp)
metal vise
wood vise
handle, grip (of a tool) (kupu kē atu: kakau)
chuck (of a tool) (takenga mai: puri - to hold, grip; niho - tooth, cutting bit; niho [nihowiri] - drillbit)
tree, timber, wood
seasoned timber, dried timber (takenga mai: kaimāoa - be dry, without sap)
unseasoned timber, green timber
sawn timber, rough sawn timber
hardwood
softwood
dressed timber, planed timber (takenga mai: whakahuene - to make smooth)
treated timber, preserved timber (takenga mai: whakauka - to preserve, to be lasting)
market research
sanding drum (takenga mai: rango - cylinder; whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper)
filler spatula, putty knife (takenga mai: rapa - anything broad and flat, blade [of a paddle etc])
sole (of a tool) (takenga mai: raparapa - sole of foot)
anthropometric data
jig (for a tool) (takenga mai: rauhanga - stratagem, tactic, device, manoeuvre)
hard material
sustainable material, sustainable resource
knob (handle of tool etc) (takenga mai: reke - knob, butt of a weapon) (kupu kē atu: pūreke, kou)
blade tension (takenga mai: renarena - tightness, tautness, tension)
woodworker
chipped, scarred, scratched (of timber or metal)
push stick (takenga mai: rou - a long stick used to reach anything, reach or procure by means of a pole; pana - to push)
rule, ruler (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tauine)
tape measure (takenga mai: rūri - ruler [kupu mino]; pōkai - to roll up)
folding rule (takenga mai: rūri - ruler [kupu mino]; whakapeke - to fold up)
set square, square (marking out tool) (takenga mai: tā - to draw, mark; hāngai - perpendicular)
warped (of timber) (kupu kē atu: kōrori)
angle marker, bevel marking tool (takenga mai: tā - to draw, mark; hema - bevel, chamfer)
drive (of a screw, bolt etc) (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; huri - to turn)
heartwood (kupu kē atu: kōhiwi)
sapwood
woodwork shop
tākai pararahi Tūingoa, Tūāhua
flat pack
sanding sleeve (takenga mai: tākai - to wrap around; whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper)
sustainable source
fence, guide (of a tool) (takenga mai: taki [takitaki] - to lead, guide, escort, pilot; taki [takitaki] - fence; taki [arataki] - to guide)
mitre fence, mitre gauge, mitre guide (takenga mai: taki [takitaki] - to lead, guide, escort, pilot; taki [takitaki] - fence; taki [arataki] - to guide; hōtiu - be oblique, inclined, sloping, at an angle)
blade guide (takenga mai: taki [takitaki] - to lead, guide, escort, pilot; mata - blade)
across the grain (timber) (takenga mai: tāmaku - to adze timber across the grain)
tāmau ~hia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
fastener, fasten (hard materials) (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; mau - be made fast, fixed)
drawer slide (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; neke - to move; hautō - drawer)
rounded edge (e.g. of timber) (takenga mai: kōpuku - be convex, rounded)
perpendicular cut
tāpatu ~hia Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
laminate (verb) (takenga mai: tāpatu - to cover; tāpatu [tāpatupatu] - place in layers, one upon another)
fretwork (takenga mai: tā - to apply moko, to carve, cut, etch; tā [tāraro] - to adorn, ornament, decorate; pōareare - perforated)
compass (for drawing circles)
measuring tool
marking tool
shape, fashion, sculpt (kupu kē atu: auaha)
router (woodwork tool) (takenga mai: tārairai [tārai] - to fashion, shape, sculpt [timber])
plunge router (takenga mai: tuku - to descend, let down)
table router (woodwork) (takenga mai: tārairai - router; whai - having, possessing; papa - flat hard surface)
growth ring (of tree) (takenga mai: tarawhiti - to encircle, hoop, ring)
sanding belt (takenga mai: tātua - belt; whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper)
grit number (for an abrasive) (takenga mai: tau - number; kowani - to abrade, abrasive)
prototype (takenga mai: tauira - model; whakamātau - trial)
locking cap (takenga mai: taupoki - to cover; raka [kupu mino] - lock)
fittings, hardware (takenga mai: tautara - to fasten, affix, attach)
plumb bob (kupu kē atu: whakatātūtū)
marking gauge (takenga mai: tā - to draw, mark; whakarara - parallel)
tēpara ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
staple (fastener) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
tolerance (of a dimension) (takenga mai: tepe - boundary, limit; korahi - dimension)
dowel, dowel peg (takenga mai: tia - peg, stake, pin)
tīaroaro ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
align, alignment
accepted convention (takenga mai: aro - to take heed; whānui - widely, generally)
tīwani ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
plane (woodwork) (takenga mai: tīwani - to scrape, dress, smooth)
block plane
screw
countersunk screw (takenga mai: korotiwha - process of countersinking pieces of shell in carved objects)
tip, tail (of a tool etc) (takenga mai: toi - tip, point)
sustainable, sustainability
spindle, arbor, rotating shaft, mandrel (takenga mai: toko - to support with a pole, prop up, rod; huri - to turn)
defect, flaw (in timber)
spine (of a tool)
process (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed forward)
design process
subtractive process
iterative process (takenga mai: tukurua - to repeat, do a second time, replicate) (kupu kē atu: tukanga tukurau, tukanga toai, tukanga whitiauau)
lathe bed (takenga mai: tumu - foundation, stump, base; paetārai - lathe)
tūpā Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
level (flat) (takenga mai: tūpā - flat, level)
laser level
workbench
piece of wood, block of wood (kupu kē atu: poro rākau)
tūtaki ~na Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
latch (fastener) (kupu kē atu: whakarawa)
staple stack (takenga mai: tūtira - to line up, row; tēpara [kupu mino] - staple)
open time (of glue)
rasp (abrasive tool) (takenga mai: waku - rub, scrape, abrade; matanui - coarse grained) (kupu kē atu: waku kaitara)
file (tool) (takenga mai: waku - rub, scrape, abrade; matarehu - fine grained)
shavings, scrapings (of wood etc) (takenga mai: waruwaru - to scrape)
bearing guide, wheel guide (takenga mai: wīra - wheel [kupu mino]; taki - to lead, bring along)
drill (kupu kē atu: tūwiri)
battery drill
drill press (takenga mai: wiri - drill; tū - to stand, standing)
steel wool
whaitake Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
useful, fit for purpose
make smooth, dress (of timber)
whakahuri horipū Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi
direct drive, direct transmission (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn, rotate; horipū - direct)
whakahuri nihowhiti Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi
cog drive, gear driven (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn, rotate; nihowhiti - cog, gear)
whakahuri tātua Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi
belt drive, belt driven (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn, rotate; tātua - belt)
marking out (timber, metal etc) (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; imu - cut indication mark, a notch in a tree indicating where it is to be cut down)
chuck key (takenga mai: whaka- causative prefix; ita - tightly, firmly; puriniho - chuck [of a rotating tool])
sharpen
bar clamp, sash clamp
spring clamp
sliding clamp
quick release clamp
whakamaene ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
sand, sander (woodwork) (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth)
orbital sander (takenga mai: whakamaene - top make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; amio - to orbit, go round, roam)
electric sander (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; hiko - electric, electricity)
disk sander (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; kōpae - disk)
drum sander (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; rango - cylinder)
belt sander (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; tātua - belt)
spindle sander (takenga mai: whakamaene - to make smooth; whakamaene [pepa whakamaene] - sandpaper; tokohuri - spindle)
whakamaroke rō umu Tūāhua, Tūmahi Whiti
kiln dry (timber)
glue together, fasten
plumb bob (takenga mai: whakatātūtū - to sound with a line for the depth) (kupu kē atu: tāwē)
blade height adjustment (takenga mai: whakatina - to fix, control; ngoto - to penetrate, intensity, depth)
blade tilt (takenga mai: whakatītaha - to divert, slant, tilt)
whakatotoka Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
set, cure, congeal, harden (of glue), hardener
whakaū (i te) kounga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
quality control, quality assurance (takenga mai: whakaū - to confirm, establish)
blade stiffener
twisted (of timber)
whana ~ia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
kickback (of a machine tool) (takenga mai: whana - to spring back, kick [backwards], impel)
v-chisel, parting chisel
flat chisel
gouge chisel
skew chisel
bolt (fastener) (takenga mai: whao - iron tool; wiri - to twist)
spokeshave (takenga mai: wharowharo - to scrape)
inside diameter
outside diameter