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Carpentry Stair Framing
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Answer 30 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Term used to refer to an entire set of stairs that includes treads - risers - stringers - and balustrade.
Closed stairway
Closed stairway
Staircase
Nosing
2. A post to which the end of a stair railing or balustrade is fastened; also - any post to which a railing or balustrade is fastened.
Newel post
Staircase
Mortise
Handrail
3. Cutout supports for the treads and risers in a staircase; also called a rough stringer and stair horse.
Staircase
Mortise
Stair carriage
Handrail
4. A railing on a stairway intended to be grasped by the hand to serve as a support and guard.
Handrail
Stair carriage
Closed stairway
Cleat
5. A finished stringer that is dadoed to receive treads and risers of a stairway.
Stringer
Housed stringer
Stringer
Mortise
6. Finish material applied to cover the stair carriage.
Stair horse
Stringer
Housed stringer
Cleat
7. Cutout supports for the treads and risers in a staircase; also called a rough stringer and stair horse.
Stairwell
Housed stringer
Winder
Stair carriage
8. Finish material applied to cover the stair carriage.
Stringer
Nosing
Open stairway
Closed stairway
9. A railing on a stairway intended to be grasped by the hand to serve as a support and guard.
Stairwell
Newel post
Handrail
Staircase
10. A finished stringer that is dadoed to receive treads and risers of a stairway.
Handrail
Kicker
Housed stringer
Closed stairway
11. A type of stairway with the ends of the treads and risers visible.
Mortise
Staircase
Stringer
Open stairway
12. A piece of 1 x 5 stock that is installed around the walls of a closet to support the shelf and the rod; also - blocks fastened to the stair carriage to support the treads.
Cleat
Mortise
Open stairway
Handrail
13. A tread in a stairway - wider on one end than the other - that changes the direction of travel.
Cleat
Cleat
Stringer
Winder
14. In drawer construction - a piece centered above a drawer to keep it form tilting downward when opened.
Stair horse
Handrail
Kicker
Cleat
15. Also called a stair carriage and a rough stringer.
Nosing
Stair horse
Winder
Stair carriage
16. A type of stair installed between walls where the ends of tread and riser are hidden from view.
Mortise
Cleat
Handrail
Closed stairway
17. The rounded edge of a stair tread projecting over the riser.
Cleat
Nosing
Open stairway
Mortise
18. A type of stairway with the ends of the treads and risers visible.
Nosing
Stair carriage
Kicker
Open stairway
19. The rounded edge of a stair tread projecting over the riser.
Newel post
Open stairway
Handrail
Nosing
20. A rectangular cavity cut in a piece of wood to receive a tongue or tenon projecting from another piece.
Open stairway
Nosing
Kicker
Mortise
21. An opening in the floor for climbing or descending stairs or the space of a structure where the stairs are located.
Newel post
Stringer
Cleat
Stairwell
22. An opening in the floor for climbing or descending stairs or the space of a structure where the stairs are located.
Open stairway
Stairwell
Nosing
Kicker
23. Term used to refer to an entire set of stairs that includes treads - risers - stringers - and balustrade.
Kicker
Nosing
Staircase
Newel post
24. A tread in a stairway - wider on one end than the other - that changes the direction of travel.
Mortise
Newel post
Open stairway
Winder
25. In drawer construction - a piece centered above a drawer to keep it form tilting downward when opened.
Winder
Stairwell
Stringer
Kicker
26. A piece of 1 x 5 stock that is installed around the walls of a closet to support the shelf and the rod; also - blocks fastened to the stair carriage to support the treads.
Kicker
Stringer
Winder
Cleat
27. A rectangular cavity cut in a piece of wood to receive a tongue or tenon projecting from another piece.
Newel post
Cleat
Stringer
Mortise
28. A post to which the end of a stair railing or balustrade is fastened; also - any post to which a railing or balustrade is fastened.
Winder
Housed stringer
Stringer
Newel post
29. Also called a stair carriage and a rough stringer.
Closed stairway
Stairwell
Stair horse
Winder
30. A type of stair installed between walls where the ends of tread and riser are hidden from view.
Stringer
Cleat
Closed stairway
Staircase