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Carpentry Things Vocab
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1. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the bottom of a wall and to which studs - trimmers and cripples are nailed.
Gable fill
Sole plate
Truss
Gussets
2. Gives support and strength to the truss
Sway brace
sill
Gable fill
Truss web
3. 2 by 4 lumber that serves as the bottom of the opening for a window
Gussets
sill
Toenailing
Truss web
4. The lumber nailed to the ends of the tp chords of the tresses to give a finished look to the roof
Fascia Board
Top plate
Header
Ridge blocking
5. Lumber put into a wall so the wall will be stable and remain square.
Gussets
Brace
Toenailing
Let-in-Brace
6. Are stud size lumber used between studs in a wall to eliminate upward drft - thereby choking a fire that might start in a wall
Truss web
Gable fill
Cap Plate
Fireblocks
7. 2 by 4 lumber placed between trusses at the ridge of the roof which keeps the trusses stable and vertical.
Studs
Top plate
Brace
Ridge blocking
8. Lumber used to give support and additional strength to another piece of lumber.
Gable fill
Brace
Toenailing
sill
9. A principal piece of lumber which strengthens the top of a wall. Allows one wall to tie o another and serves as a junction.
Ridge blocking
Cap Plate
Fireblocks
Toenailing
10. Stud size lumber cut in proper lengths and used as a support between the top plate and door or window header and between the window sill and sole plate.
Cripples
Let-in-Brace
Gussets
Truss web
11. Heavy lumber used to support the area above an opening. Headers are used above door and window openings.
Truss web
Studs
Trimmers
Header
12. Connectors used to bind together truss chords and webs at the joints. They can be made out of wood or metal.
Top plate
Let-in-Brace
Gussets
Cripples
13. Driving a nail at an angle through 2 pieces of wood
Gable fill
Gussets
Fascia Board
Toenailing
14. Is a framework made up of lumber members called chords and webs which form a light - strong and rigid structure.
Trimmers
Ridge blocking
Cap Plate
Truss
15. Driving a nail at an angle through 2 pieces of wood
sill
Top plate
Ridge blocking
Toenailing
16. The lumber nailed to the ends of the tp chords of the tresses to give a finished look to the roof
Sway brace
Fascia Board
Cap Plate
Let-in-Brace
17. 2 by 4 lumber used to support the top chord of the truss and provide backing for nailing finish material
Gable fill
Studs
Brace
Fascia Board
18. Lumber put into a wall so the wall will be stable and remain square.
Fascia Board
Let-in-Brace
Top plate
Gable fill
19. Used to make the top and bottom chords of the truss
Sole plate
Truss chord
Gussets
Channels & Corners
20. 2 by 4 lumber placed between trusses at the ridge of the roof which keeps the trusses stable and vertical.
Let-in-Brace
Ridge blocking
Truss web
Gussets
21. 2 by 4 lumber that serves as the bottom of the opening for a window
Fascia Board
Truss web
sill
Sole plate
22. Stud size lumber cut in proper lengths and used as a support between the top plate and door or window header and between the window sill and sole plate.
Let-in-Brace
Brace
Trimmers
Cripples
23. Used for support and connect the sole and top plates.
Studs
Truss web
sill
Ridge blocking
24. 2 by 4 lumber used to support the top chord of the truss and provide backing for nailing finish material
Gable fill
Fireblocks
sill
Gussets
25. An arrangement of lumber used at the corner of a wall or along its interior so that adjoining walls can be attached and nailed.
Let-in-Brace
Channels & Corners
Brace
Fireblocks
26. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the top of a wall and to which studs and cripples are nailed
Top plate
sill
Truss web
Sway brace
27. Gives good support to a truss and the roof structure.
Truss
Trimmers
Studs
Sway brace
28. Are stud size lumber used between studs in a wall to eliminate upward drft - thereby choking a fire that might start in a wall
Fireblocks
Sway brace
Gable fill
Cap Plate
29. Heavy lumber used to support the area above an opening. Headers are used above door and window openings.
Studs
Ridge blocking
Header
Sway brace
30. Gives support and strength to the truss
Gussets
Channels & Corners
Truss web
Sway brace
31. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the bottom of a wall and to which studs - trimmers and cripples are nailed.
Sole plate
Brace
Channels & Corners
Studs
32. Lumber used to give support and additional strength to another piece of lumber.
Brace
Cripples
Truss web
Truss
33. An arrangement of lumber used at the corner of a wall or along its interior so that adjoining walls can be attached and nailed.
sill
Channels & Corners
Truss chord
Gussets
34. Is a framework made up of lumber members called chords and webs which form a light - strong and rigid structure.
Brace
Truss
Brace
Gussets
35. Used to support door and window headers and window sills
Sway brace
Ridge blocking
Fascia Board
Trimmers
36. Used for support and connect the sole and top plates.
Let-in-Brace
Fireblocks
Studs
Fascia Board
37. Connectors used to bind together truss chords and webs at the joints. They can be made out of wood or metal.
Trimmers
sill
Channels & Corners
Gussets
38. A principal piece of lumber which strengthens the top of a wall. Allows one wall to tie o another and serves as a junction.
Gable fill
Cap Plate
Sole plate
Sway brace
39. Used to support door and window headers and window sills
Trimmers
Truss chord
Ridge blocking
Brace
40. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the top of a wall and to which studs and cripples are nailed
Sway brace
sill
Trimmers
Top plate
41. Gives good support to a truss and the roof structure.
Sway brace
Studs
Channels & Corners
Fireblocks
42. Used to make the top and bottom chords of the truss
Sway brace
Truss chord
Cripples
Header