Deck 13: Construction Methods

Question 1

Shelves constructed of plywood, particleboard, or MDF may be reinforced to prevent them from sagging under a load.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Panel products are faced with a very thin ____.

A) sealant
B) tape
C) veneer
D) coating

Answer 2

C

Question 3

____ products are materials such as plywood, particleboard, fiberboard, and melamine.

A) Manufactured panel
B) Manufactured lumber
C) Milled lumber
D) Milled panel

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Frame-and-panel construction creates visual interest because it shows depth.

Question 5

A wide panel must be glued up from several narrower boards.

Question 6

Solid wood can be turned on the lathe.

Question 7

____, Quercus alba, is harvested in the United States and Canada.

A) Pine
B) Spruce
C) White oak
D) Maple

Question 8

Plywood is made of thin layers (plies) glued up ____ to one another, which diminishes wood movement.

A) at an angle
B) at complementary angles
C) perpendicular
D) parallel

Question 9

There are four main methods for building cabinets and other types of furniture.

Question 10

When making a frame for frame-and-panel construction, an easy way to mill centered grooves in a piece of solid wood is to run the piece through the table saw on edge and then flip it end for end and run it again.

Question 11

Solid wood is the same throughout, so that if a piece is dented or deeply scratched, more of the same material is revealed.

Question 12

A project that does not take ____ into account is not a project that will be durable over the long term.

A) location
B) wood movement
C) hardware
D) climate control

Question 13

____ construction is the most ancient of the three building methods.

A) Manufactured panel
B) Frame-and-panel
C) Solid wood
D) Frame

Question 14

If you are using a table saw to cut panel products, the good side of the panel should be face down.

Question 15

____ is straight-grained, tan in color, and has a fairly coarse texture.

A) White oak
B) Maple
C) Pine
D) Spruce

Question 16

Frame-and-panel construction is inexpensive to produce due to the limited labor involved.

Question 17

Because such a small amount of actual wood is used with panels, the need to consider wood ____ is virtually eliminated.

A) decay
B) rot
C) decomposition
D) movement

Question 18

Veneered panel products look like solid material but are in fact almost entirely ____.

A) malleable
B) manmade
C) porous
D) hollow

Question 19

Solid wood changes in response to seasonal changes in ____.

A) humidity
B) temperature
C) texture
D) use

Question 20

The primary advantage of solid wood construction is that wood is a static material.

Question 21

Panel products use far less solid lumber and are therefore attractive from a(n) ____ viewpoint.

A) aesthetic
B) ecological
C) design
D) milling

Question 22

____ construction was developed to deal with the wood movement problem of solid wood.

A) MDF
B) Frame
C) Panel
D) Frame-and-panel

Question 23

A ____ frame allows for profiles to be milled on the edges.

A) press-board
B) manufactured
C) solid wood
D) panel

Question 24

A disadvantage to using manmade panels is that the face veneer, which gives the illusion of solid wood, is very ____.

A) solid
B) porous
C) thin
D) thick

Question 25

A(n) ____ frame can hide unattractive panel edges.

A) solid wood
B) particleboard
C) melamine
D) fiberboard

Question 26

____ construction is lighter in weight than either solid wood construction or manufactured panel construction.

A) Frame
B) Frame and panel
C) Panel
D) Frame and sheet

Question 27

One must be very careful when sanding manmade ____ products, because the veneer is so thin that it is relatively easy to sand through it.

A) panel
B) solid wood
C) core wood
D) plywood

Question 28

If you are cutting panel products on the ____ saw, the good side should be face up to minimize splintering on the face side of the panel.

A) circular
B) table
C) jig
D) swing

Question 29

If solid wood of sufficient width is attached to the edge of a panel, profiles may be ____ onto the edge; otherwise they cannot.

A) milled
B) jigged
C) mitered
D) stenciled

Question 30

The ____ of panel-product shelves must be limited, or they must be somehow reinforced to strengthen them.

A) depth
B) density
C) height
D) length