Deck 11: Veneer

Question 1

A ____ is a lump on a tree that is formed by new growth generated to heal an injury.

A) stump
B) butt
C) crotch
D) burl

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When using extension cords, use the longest cord possible and try to place it so it will not be a danger to yourself or others.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Veneer logs are first debarked, cut to length, and then softened by immersion in hot water or by ____.

A) baking
B) cooking
C) steaming
D) kilning

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A ____ is found where a branch separates from the main trunk of a tree.

A) stump
B) butt
C) crotch
D) burl

Question 5

Veneer is a fragile material and therefore vulnerable to splits.

Question 6

In ____ cutting, the log is turned on a lathe and rotated against a stationary knife.

A) rotary
B) slicing
C) stay-log
D) flick

Question 7

Quarter slicing uses the same method as flat slicing, in which the flitch is moved against a stationary knife.

Question 8

The appearance of veneer depends on its grain pattern, which is determined by the way it is cut from the peeler block.

Question 9

Select logs have very few defects and bring a higher price than logs that go for lumber.

Question 10

Veneer cut from the ____ has a wrinkled line pattern due to the weight of the tree compressing the wood cells that formed it.

A) branch
B) burl
C) crotch
D) stump

Question 11

A great deal of the classic furniture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries used veneers extensively.

Question 12

Veneers have only been in use for the past 200 years.

Question 13

A ____ is a thin slice of a log or timber.

A) MDF
B) veneer
C) sheet
D) face board

Question 14

The length of time veneer logs are soaked or steamed depends on the type of pattern desired in the veneer.

Question 15

The wood found in the crotch section of the tree exhibits a highly figured V-grain, sometimes called a ____ pattern.

A) burst
B) flame
C) knot
D) wave

Question 16

Veneer cut from ____ has a circling, wavy, knotty pattern.

A) burls
B) crotches
C) butts
D) stumps

Question 17

In stay-log cutting, the log is always cut into flitches first.

Question 18

Butt wood is found at the middle of the tree.

Question 19

You can cut your own veneer on the band saw using a ____.

A) board fence
B) point board
C) face fence
D) point fence

Question 20

The best logs that are cut, called ____ logs, are sold for veneer production.

A) select
B) gold
C) peeler
D) peel

Question 21

In ____, the peeler block is cut in half lengthwise, and the cuts are taken from the flat part of the flitch.

A) back cutting
B) half-round cutting
C) round cutting
D) rift cutting

Question 22

____ veneer is produced for use over drywall and plaster.

A) Edge-banding
B) Cloth-backed
C) Pressure-sensitive
D) Banding

Question 23

Veneers 1/28" to 1/40" thick are called ____ veneers.

A) common
B) standard
C) regular
D) plain

Question 24

____ is cutting at a 45° angle to the annual rings.

A) Back cutting
B) Half-round cutting
C) Round cutting
D) Rift cutting

Question 25

Veneers should be stored ____.

A) horizontally
B) vertically
C) in a humid environment
D) on the ground

Question 26

The thinnest of the veneers, ____ to 1/100 inches thick, are used to make reinforced veneers.

A) 1/20
B) 1/30
C) 1/40
D) 1/50

Question 27

____ veneers are used to enhance plain surfaces or used as face and back veneers in the production of cabinet plywood.

A) Standard
B) Regular
C) Common
D) Plain

Question 28

Each piece that is cut from a flitch is called a ____.

A) sheet
B) plate
C) leaf
D) cord

Question 29

Veneer is dried to less than ____ percent moisture content.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20

Question 30

____ produces a large U-patterned grain.

A) Back cutting
B) Half-round cutting
C) Round cutting
D) Rift cutting