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