CARPENTRY IN AGRICULTURE QUIZ

WOOD USED FOR MAKING PROJECTS THAT ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS IS KNOWN AS,

• SOFTWOOD LUMBER

• HARDWOOD LUMBER

• NUMBER 1 GRADE

• APPEARANCE LUMBER

MEASUREMENTS OF A PIECE OF WOOD BEFORE KILN DRYING AND PLANING ARE KNOWN AS

• NOMINAL DIMENSIONS

• DRESSED DIMENSIONS

ACCORDING TO THE TEXTBOOK, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FACTOR IN DECIDING WHICH TYPE OR SPECIES OF WOOD YOU USE FOR A PROJECT

• DENSITY OF THE WOOD

• COST OF THE WOOD

• STAINABILITY OF THE WOOD

• THE SEASON OF THE YEAR

SOFTWOOD LUMBER IS PLACED INTO THREE GRADES. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THOSE GRADES?

• FRAMING GRADE

• STRESS GRADE

• NONSTRESS GRADE

• APPEARANCE GRADE

WHICH DIMENSIONS OF A PIECE OF LUMBER ARE LARGER?

• NOMINAL DIMENSIONS

• DRESSED DIMENSIONS

WHAT IS THE DRESSED SIZE OF A 2" X 6"

• 2" X 6"

• 1 1/2" X 5 1/2"

• 1 1/4" X 5 1/4"

• 1 3/4" X 5 3/4"

A DEFECT LEFT IN WOOD FROM A GROWTH OF A BRANCH.

• KNOT

• SHAKE

• SPLIT

• CHECK

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMON AND BOX NAILS?

• COMMON NAILS ARE LONGER

• BOX NAILS HAVE MORE HOLDING POWER

• BOX NAILS HAVE A SMALLER DIAMETER SHANK

• COMMON NAILS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NAILS IS USED IN MASONRY APPLICATIONS?

• CUT NAILS

• BOX NAILS

• BRAD NAILS

• TWISTED SHANK NAILS

TWISTED SHANK NAILS WOULD BE GOOD FOR THIS CARPENTRY APPLICATION.

• ATTACHING DECK BOARDS

• ATTACHING TRIM AROUND WINDOWS

• BUILDING FURNITURE

• ATTACHING ASPHALT SHINGLES