Deck 18: Housed Joints

Question 1

The butt joint is a low-end housing joint best suited for utilitarian rather than aesthetically pleasing construction.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The ____ joint is the most commonly used housing joint in cabinet construction.

A) rabbet
B) tongue
C) dado
D) butt

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A ____ joint that is used as a housing joint must be reinforced.

A) butt
B) dado
C) rabbet
D) tongue

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The ____ joint is a simple and effective housing joint.

A) dado
B) butt
C) dovetail
D) multiple-tenon

Question 5

The dado-and-spline joint is a good choice when working with MDF or particleboard.

Question 6

When a case has dividers or shelves in it, a ____ joint is required.

A) shelf
B) housed
C) reinforcement
D) divider

Question 7

When finish nails are the fastener of choice, ____ can be used.

A) wood paste
B) plugs
C) wood plaster
D) wood putty

Question 8

Properly fit, the multiple-tenon joint has much greater mechanical strength than the simple dado housing.

Question 9

If dowels are ____, they are a bit stronger and may be considered a decorative detail.

A) slotted
B) recessed
C) straight
D) angled

Question 10

When routing the recess for a sliding dovetail, it is not possible to make the cut in a series of passes, as is usual for many other routed joints, due to the sloping nature of the dado.

Question 11

Butt joints can be reinforced with dowels or biscuits.

Question 12

Both the stopped-dado and blind-dado housings require that the shelf be trimmed to fit the dado.

Question 13

The ____ in a case side provides a ledge to support a shelf, and it also helps keep the shelf from cupping.

A) dado
B) tongue
C) butt
D) rabbet

Question 14

Sheet goods are slightly oversized in thickness.

Question 15

____ can be recessed, in which case the resulting hole may be covered with plugs or buttons.

A) Bolts
B) Screws
C) Dowels
D) Biscuits

Question 16

When using butt joints, nails or screws may be used, but they leave visible marks that will need to be hidden on any furniture other than the strictly utilitarian.

Question 17

The ____ housing consists of a dado in the case that stops short of the front of the case.

A) biscuit-dado
B) blind-dado
C) stopped-dado
D) through-dado

Question 18

The ____ housing is stopped short of both the front and the back of the case.

A) biscuit-dado
B) blind-dado
C) stopped-dado
D) through-dado

Question 19

A biscuited butt joint is a decorative joint.

Question 20

A dado will prevent the shelf from pulling out of the side.

Question 21

In a dado-and-spline joint, the spline should be set into the case about ____ of the thickness of the case material.

A) twice
B) half
C) a third
D) a quarter

Question 22

A simple, shop-built ____ makes routing dadoes quick and easy, especially on large sheet goods that might be tricky to maneuver on the table saw.

A) joiner
B) fence
C) jig
D) planer

Question 23

____, Acer rubrum, is a light creamy brown in color and has good steam-bending qualities.

A) Hard maple
B) Soft maple
C) Oak
D) Ash

Question 24

The ____ housing is a mortise-and-tenon joint.

A) dado
B) butt
C) dovetail
D) multiple-tenon

Question 25

Most often, ____ material is used for shelves and dividers in cabinet construction.

A) 1/4 inch
B) 1/3 inch
C) 1/2 inch
D) 3/4 inch

Question 26

The ____ housing consists of dadoes milled in the two joining pieces.

A) multiple-tenon
B) dado-and-spline
C) tongue-and-dado
D) sliding dovetail

Question 27

In a tongue-and-dado housing, the additional ____ gives the joint more stability than the dado-and-rabbet configuration.

A) shoulder
B) spline
C) biscuit
D) dowel

Question 28

The dado cut into the shelf for a spline needs to be about ____ the depth of the dado that was made in the case.

A) half
B) three quarters
C) twice
D) three times

Question 29

The ____ joint has just one sloping side.

A) butt
B) sliding half-dovetail
C) sliding dovetail
D) multiple-tenon

Question 30

The dado-and-rabbet housing joint has a ____ on the end of the shelf or divider.

A) spline
B) tongue
C) dado
D) rabbet