BLDGTECH MODULE 5: Wood

Distortion from shrinkage of sawn lumber depends on the position of the piece of lumber occupied in the tree. Which sawing method produces the most pronounced distortion?

• Bandsawn

• Plainsawn

• Quartersawn

• Rotary Sawn

A lumber that has been worked with a tongue on one edge of each piece and a groove on the opposite edge.

• Dressed lumber

• Matched lumber

• Shiplapped lumber

• Patterned lumber

Lengths of wood, rectangular in cross section, sawed directly from a log.

• Dimension lumber

• Nominal lumber

• Sawn lumber

• Soft lumber

Which type of wood siding is suitable for both horizontal and vertical installation?

• Plain bevel

• Rabbeted bevel

• Tongue and Groove

• Shiplap

Where a rafter is provided with eaves, what will be the cut at the underside of the rafter to bear on the top of the wall below it?

• Check cut

• Seat Cut

• Bird’s mouth

• Top cut

Which of the following wood panel products has wood veneers?

• Composite panel

• Waferboard

• Particle Board

• Oriented strand board

Which of the following lengthening joints is the simplest?

• Finger joint

• Fish joint

• Scarf joint

• Square splice

Wooden strips laid upon a concrete slab to provide a means of attaching wood floors.

• Sill

• Sleeper

• Nailer

• Battens

Nailing to the surface at an angle

• Blind Nail

• Face Nail

• End Nail

• Toe Nail

To bond together in layers.

• Joint

• Laminate

• Glue

• Seal