Vocab - V

Vacuum Press

A plastic bag that holds a glued-up veneered workpiece and that, once air has been evacuated, presses the veneer in place until dry

Vapor Respirator

A facemask used to protect against dust inhalation

Varnish

Any of a number of hard-curing film finishes used on wood; a coating that provides a hard, usually clear, finish

Veneer

An extremely thin sheet of wood, generally adhered to a thicker piece of secondary wood called a substrate; a thin sheet of wood used in a variety of applications, including marquetry, lamination, covering lesser cuts of wood, constructing plywood

Vernier Caliper

A measuring device that has a main scale with a fixed jaw and a sliding jaw with an attached auxiliary scale