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