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