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