DSA Review Notes Worksheet

Where do hardwood and softwood come from?

• Hardwood comes from deciduous trees and softwood comes from coniferous trees.

• Hardwood comes from coniferous trees and softwood comes from deciduous trees.

• Both come from the same type of trees.

• Hardwood and softwood are not related to trees.

Sandpaper use- with or across grain? Low # vs high # grit?

• With the grain, low # grit is coarser

• Across the grain, high # grit is coarser

• With the grain, high # grit is coarser

• Across the grain, low # grit is finer

Green lumber is:
S2S, S3S, S4S refer to:

• Freshly cut wood; Surfaced on 2, 3, and 4 sides respectively

• Dried wood; Sanded on 2, 3, and 4 sides respectively

• Treated wood; Sized on 2, 3, and 4 sides respectively

• Recycled wood; Shaped on 2, 3, and 4 sides respectively

When you cut with the grain it is called ________, across the grain is called ________.

• ripping, crosscutting

• crosscutting, ripping

• planing, sanding

• sawing, chiseling

GFCI stands for:

• Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

• General Frequency Current Indicator

• Ground Fault Current Indicator

• General Fault Circuit Interrupter

What are the main types of PPE, what do they each protect?

• PPE includes gloves (protect hands), goggles (protect eyes), masks (protect respiratory system), and helmets (protect head).

• PPE includes only gloves and masks, both protect the hands.

• PPE is only used for decoration and does not protect anything.

• PPE includes shoes and belts, which protect the feet and waist.

The standard size for plywood is:

• 4 feet x 8 feet

• 3 feet x 6 feet

• 2 feet x 4 feet

• 5 feet x 10 feet

What do SDS tell you?

• They provide information about the safety and handling of chemicals.

• They describe the history of a company.

• They list the ingredients in food products.

• They explain how to use laboratory equipment.

What type of grain is shown (Refer to the diagram of the wood piece with labeled parts 1, 2, and 3)

Name the part of the table saw labeled 1 in the picture above.

• Blade Guard

• Rip Fence

• Miter Gauge

• Throat Plate