Woodwork Expressions
Slöjd, hyvel, fanér — Swedish for tools, timber and the workshop.
Träslöjd in full: the tool wall, the wood species, joints and glue-ups, mät två gånger — en sak som överlever dig, gjord med egna händer.
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träslöjd
woodwork
Tip: lit. the same — a school subject here.
- 2
en verkstad
a workshop
Tip: lit. the same.
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en hyvelbänk
a workbench
Tip: lit. 'a planing bench' — the Swedish name.
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ett skruvstäd
a vice
Tip: lit. the same.
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en handsåg
a hand saw
Tip: lit. the same.
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en ryggsåg
a tenon saw
Tip: lit. the same.
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en cirkelsåg
a circular saw
Tip: lit. the same.
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en sticksåg
a jigsaw
Tip: lit. the same.
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en hyvel
a plane
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett stämjärn
a chisel
Tip: lit. the same.
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en klubba
a mallet
Tip: lit. the same.
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en borrmaskin
a drill
Tip: lit. the same.
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en försänkare
a countersink
Tip: lit. the same.
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sandpapper
sandpaper
Tip: lit. the same.
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slipa för hand
to sand by hand
Tip: lit. the same.
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en ådring
a grain
Tip: lit. the same.
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jobba med fibrerna
to work with the grain
Tip: lit. the same — against it and it tears.
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en kvist i virket
a knot in the wood
Tip: lit. the same.
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furu
pine
Tip: lit. the same — the everyday timber.
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gran
spruce
Tip: lit. the same.
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björk
birch
Tip: lit. the same.
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ek
oak
Tip: lit. the same.
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ask
ash
Tip: lit. the same.
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plywood
plywood
Tip: lit. the same.
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fanér
veneer
Tip: lit. the same.
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en bräda
a board
Tip: lit. the same.
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en planka
a plank
Tip: lit. the same.
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en läkt
a batten
Tip: lit. the same.
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mäta två gånger
to measure twice
Tip: lit. the same.
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och såga en gång
and cut once
Tip: lit. the same — the oldest rule there is.
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en millimeter fel
a millimetre out
Tip: lit. the same — and you see it forever.
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en fog
a joint
Tip: lit. the same.
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en sinkning
a dovetail joint
Tip: lit. the same — the mark of a real carpenter.
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tapp och slits
a mortise and tenon
Tip: lit. the same.
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en stumfog
a butt joint
Tip: lit. the same — the beginner's joint.
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trälim
wood glue
Tip: lit. the same.
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tvinga över natten
to clamp overnight
Tip: lit. the same.
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en skruv
a screw
Tip: lit. the same.
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en spik
a nail
Tip: lit. the same.
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förborra
to pre-drill
Tip: lit. the same — or the wood splits.
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en sticka
a splinter
Tip: lit. the same.
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sågspån överallt
sawdust everywhere
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
doften av furu
the smell of pine
Tip: lit. the same.
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olja ytan
to oil the surface
Tip: lit. the same.
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vaxa den
to wax it
Tip: lit. the same.
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låta det vara obehandlat
to leave it raw
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett misstag man kan hyvla bort
a mistake you can plane away
Tip: lit. the same.
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och ett man inte kan
and one you can't
Tip: lit. the same.
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en sak som överlever dig
a thing that will outlive you
Tip: lit. the same.
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gjord med egna händer
made with your own hands
Tip: lit. the same.