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Carpentry Things Vocab
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industries
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Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gives good support to a truss and the roof structure.
Brace
Sway brace
Truss web
Toenailing
2. Used to make the top and bottom chords of the truss
Truss chord
Channels & Corners
Trimmers
Cripples
3. 2 by 4 lumber placed between trusses at the ridge of the roof which keeps the trusses stable and vertical.
Gussets
Gable fill
Ridge blocking
Studs
4. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the top of a wall and to which studs and cripples are nailed
Top plate
Gussets
Channels & Corners
sill
5. Gives support and strength to the truss
Ridge blocking
Sole plate
Toenailing
Truss web
6. Stud size lumber cut in proper lengths and used as a support between the top plate and door or window header and between the window sill and sole plate.
Toenailing
Gussets
Cripples
Fascia Board
7. Used to make the top and bottom chords of the truss
Gable fill
Fireblocks
sill
Truss chord
8. An arrangement of lumber used at the corner of a wall or along its interior so that adjoining walls can be attached and nailed.
Fascia Board
sill
Let-in-Brace
Channels & Corners
9. Stud size lumber cut in proper lengths and used as a support between the top plate and door or window header and between the window sill and sole plate.
Fascia Board
Sole plate
Cripples
Channels & Corners
10. Gives support and strength to the truss
Cripples
Truss web
Brace
Gussets
11. Used to support door and window headers and window sills
Cripples
Fascia Board
Trimmers
Toenailing
12. Connectors used to bind together truss chords and webs at the joints. They can be made out of wood or metal.
Let-in-Brace
Top plate
Gussets
Trimmers
13. The lumber nailed to the ends of the tp chords of the tresses to give a finished look to the roof
Channels & Corners
Fascia Board
Cap Plate
Trimmers
14. An arrangement of lumber used at the corner of a wall or along its interior so that adjoining walls can be attached and nailed.
Header
Fireblocks
Channels & Corners
Fascia Board
15. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the bottom of a wall and to which studs - trimmers and cripples are nailed.
Truss chord
Sole plate
Truss chord
Gable fill
16. Driving a nail at an angle through 2 pieces of wood
Cripples
Gussets
Channels & Corners
Toenailing
17. Used for support and connect the sole and top plates.
Studs
Cap Plate
Header
sill
18. Used to support door and window headers and window sills
sill
Gussets
Fireblocks
Trimmers
19. Lumber used to give support and additional strength to another piece of lumber.
Truss chord
Cap Plate
Fascia Board
Brace
20. Used for support and connect the sole and top plates.
Studs
Cap Plate
Brace
Fascia Board
21. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the top of a wall and to which studs and cripples are nailed
Fascia Board
Top plate
Let-in-Brace
Channels & Corners
22. 2 by 4 lumber that serves as the bottom of the opening for a window
Gussets
Sole plate
sill
Header
23. The lumber nailed to the ends of the tp chords of the tresses to give a finished look to the roof
Brace
Fascia Board
Trimmers
Cripples
24. Lumber put into a wall so the wall will be stable and remain square.
Gussets
Let-in-Brace
Toenailing
Cripples
25. Are stud size lumber used between studs in a wall to eliminate upward drft - thereby choking a fire that might start in a wall
Gussets
Fireblocks
Ridge blocking
Truss web
26. 2 by 4 lumber used to support the top chord of the truss and provide backing for nailing finish material
Gussets
Cripples
Gable fill
sill
27. Lumber put into a wall so the wall will be stable and remain square.
Let-in-Brace
Ridge blocking
Studs
Gable fill
28. Heavy lumber used to support the area above an opening. Headers are used above door and window openings.
Toenailing
Trimmers
Studs
Header
29. Is a framework made up of lumber members called chords and webs which form a light - strong and rigid structure.
Truss chord
Truss
sill
Fascia Board
30. Driving a nail at an angle through 2 pieces of wood
Studs
Toenailing
Channels & Corners
Top plate
31. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the bottom of a wall and to which studs - trimmers and cripples are nailed.
Truss
Sole plate
Studs
Top plate
32. Lumber used to give support and additional strength to another piece of lumber.
Truss
Ridge blocking
Toenailing
Brace
33. Connectors used to bind together truss chords and webs at the joints. They can be made out of wood or metal.
Ridge blocking
Let-in-Brace
Top plate
Gussets
34. Are stud size lumber used between studs in a wall to eliminate upward drft - thereby choking a fire that might start in a wall
Toenailing
Studs
Channels & Corners
Fireblocks
35. 2 by 4 lumber placed between trusses at the ridge of the roof which keeps the trusses stable and vertical.
Truss web
Ridge blocking
Truss web
Fascia Board
36. 2 by 4 lumber that serves as the bottom of the opening for a window
Sway brace
Gussets
Sole plate
sill
37. Heavy lumber used to support the area above an opening. Headers are used above door and window openings.
Toenailing
Gable fill
Header
Truss chord
38. 2 by 4 lumber used to support the top chord of the truss and provide backing for nailing finish material
Gussets
Ridge blocking
Truss
Gable fill
39. A principal piece of lumber which strengthens the top of a wall. Allows one wall to tie o another and serves as a junction.
Cripples
Brace
Fireblocks
Cap Plate
40. A principal piece of lumber which strengthens the top of a wall. Allows one wall to tie o another and serves as a junction.
Cap Plate
Ridge blocking
Channels & Corners
Toenailing
41. Gives good support to a truss and the roof structure.
Sole plate
Sway brace
Cap Plate
Ridge blocking
42. Is a framework made up of lumber members called chords and webs which form a light - strong and rigid structure.
Truss
Cripples
sill
Fireblocks