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Wood Materials and Fasteners Worksheet

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following types of lumber is the softest?

a)

Douglas fir

b)

pine

c)

cedar

d)

oak

2.

Which of the following materials is often used in applications where the finished appearance of the material is not important, such as drawer bottoms or cabinet backs?

a)

pressboard

b)

plywood

c)

pine

d)

cedar

3.

Which of the following lumber defects are usually found just at the ends of boards?

a)

splits

b)

knots

c)

pitch pockets

d)

checks

4.

Which of the following terms refers to the size of a board that has been rough sawn from a log?

a)

actual size

b)

nominal size

c)

estimated size

d)

proportional size

5.

Which of the following is constructed of wood fibers that are joined under heat and pressure?

a)

plywood

b)

oriented strand board

c)

pine

d)

pressboard

6.

The presence of bark along the edge or corner of a piece of lumber is a defect called a(n) ____________.

a)

knot

b)

check

c)

wane

d)

split

7.

A board measuring 1” x 6” x 10’ is ____________ wide.

a)

6 inches

b)

1 inch

c)

10 inches

d)

12 inches

8.

A curve along the face, edge, or length of a board is a(n) ____________ and is caused by improper storage.

a)

warp

b)

knot

c)

split

d)

grain

9.

A thin-gauge nail used to avoid splitting the grain of the wood is called a(n) ____________.

a)

brad

b)

spike

c)

screw

d)

bolt

10.

When measuring lumber, all boards have ____________, width, and length.

a)

thickness

b)

color

c)

weight

d)

grain

11.

In most cases, plywood is stronger than natural wood.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Nails have better holding power than screws.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Yellow wood glue will typically also work with metal, glass, and adhesives.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A branch in the tree leaves behind a defect called a wane.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A “two penny” nail is represented by the number and letter combination 2p.

a)

True

b)

False