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Carpentry Stair Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Finish material applied to cover the stair carriage.






2. Finish material applied to cover the stair carriage.






3. The rounded edge of a stair tread projecting over the riser.






4. A type of stair installed between walls where the ends of tread and riser are hidden from view.






5. An opening in the floor for climbing or descending stairs or the space of a structure where the stairs are located.






6. In drawer construction - a piece centered above a drawer to keep it form tilting downward when opened.






7. 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.






8. A finished stringer that is dadoed to receive treads and risers of a stairway.






9. Also called a stair carriage and a rough stringer.






10. A rectangular cavity cut in a piece of wood to receive a tongue or tenon projecting from another piece.






11. The rounded edge of a stair tread projecting over the riser.






12. Also called a stair carriage and a rough stringer.






13. 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.






14. In drawer construction - a piece centered above a drawer to keep it form tilting downward when opened.






15. A rectangular cavity cut in a piece of wood to receive a tongue or tenon projecting from another piece.






16. A finished stringer that is dadoed to receive treads and risers of a stairway.






17. A type of stairway with the ends of the treads and risers visible.






18. A type of stair installed between walls where the ends of tread and riser are hidden from view.






19. 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.






20. Cutout supports for the treads and risers in a staircase; also called a rough stringer and stair horse.






21. A tread in a stairway - wider on one end than the other - that changes the direction of travel.






22. Cutout supports for the treads and risers in a staircase; also called a rough stringer and stair horse.






23. A railing on a stairway intended to be grasped by the hand to serve as a support and guard.






24. 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.






25. An opening in the floor for climbing or descending stairs or the space of a structure where the stairs are located.






26. Term used to refer to an entire set of stairs that includes treads - risers - stringers - and balustrade.






27. A tread in a stairway - wider on one end than the other - that changes the direction of travel.






28. A type of stairway with the ends of the treads and risers visible.






29. A railing on a stairway intended to be grasped by the hand to serve as a support and guard.






30. Term used to refer to an entire set of stairs that includes treads - risers - stringers - and balustrade.