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