Deck 14: Stock Preparation

Question 1

The second step in the process of building is to ____.

A) create a rough layout
B) plane it to thickness
C) flatten one face of the stock
D) select the stock

Answer 1

C

Question 2

At the beginning of the process of building a piece of furniture, we must make sure that the components that make up the final product are perfectly flat and square.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

When crosscutting to length, the final cut can be made on the radial arm saw, the table saw, or the miter saw.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When doing a rough layout on stock before cutting the board to a rough length, ____ can be a helpful marking tool.

A) tape
B) pencil
C) ink
D) chalk

Question 5

When crosscutting to length, you should go from flattening to cutting to final length one piece at a time.

Question 6

It is good practice to mill a bit of additional material, which can be used for testing setups in the joinery phase of the project or to replace pieces on which mistakes were made.

Question 7

The maximum width piece that you can flatten is determined by the size of your ____.

A) jig saw
B) planer
C) table saw
D) jointer

Question 8

If there is a concave face, material is run with the concave face up.

Question 9

When crosscutting to length, square all the ends first.

Question 10

The stock we will use for a project must be the same lengths and widths as our finished components will be.

Question 11

If possible, you want to joint with the grain to avoid ____.

A) breakout
B) marring
C) tear-out
D) splinter wood

Question 12

Since the ____ cuts from above, the work is fed into it with the face you flattened on the jointer down.

A) table saw
B) planer
C) jig saw
D) flat saw

Question 13

A rough layout marks out the pieces ____ they will be once they are machined.

A) larger than
B) smaller than
C) the same size as
D) nearly the same size as

Question 14

For all of the component parts of a piece of furniture to fit together well, the building blocks we start with must be milled flat and ____.

A) straight
B) square
C) true
D) complete

Question 15

Material that is not flat is flattened on the ____.

A) jointer
B) table saw
C) planer
D) flattener

Question 16

You can determine whether or not a piece is flat by placing it on a known flat surface, such as the table saw, and sighting along it.

Question 17

Should you change your mind about a layout, chalk marks are much easier to remove than pencil marks.

Question 18

When ripping to width, set the rip fence to the exact width of your final work piece.

Question 19

Flattening one face of the stock is an essential step if you are working with ____.

A) S2S
B) roughsawn lumber
C) dual surface lumber
D) particle board

Question 20

It is helpful to do a(n) ____ of the components needed on the stock.

A) inventory
B) specification
C) rough layout
D) final layout

Question 21

____ has very good bending properties and is also used for sporting equipment and bentwood furniture; its wood chips are often used in smoking meat

A) Fir
B) Poplar
C) Hickory
D) Pine

Question 22

The final step in stock preparation is to ____ the workpiece to finished length.

A) join
B) stripe
C) crosscut
D) sand

Question 23

A test cut would be made on a piece of scrap and then checked with a ____.

A) plumb square
B) plumb line
C) true plumb
D) true square

Question 24

____, Carya illinoensis, is a nut-bearing tree of relatively large size.

A) Oak
B) Ash
C) Birch
D) Hickory

Question 25

____ normally has a straight grain, so it is often used in handles for striking tools, such as hammers, hatchets, and axes.

A) Hickory
B) Fir
C) Poplar
D) Pine

Question 26

A ____ is a cut made to check the setup of a machine.

A) test cut
B) pilot cut
C) test stripe
D) pilot stripe

Question 27

Once the board is flat, milled to desired thickness, and has a square edge, it is taken to the ____ saw.

A) finish
B) plane
C) jig
D) table

Question 28

When ripping to width, place the edge that was jointed square against the rip fence and make the rip cut, using a ____ if necessary.

A) push stick
B) fence board
C) plane stick
D) rip stick

Question 29

When ripping to width, the stock should be fully supported by the ____ throughout the cut.

A) push stick
B) fence
C) plane stick
D) rip stick

Question 30

Hickory is found primarily in ____.

A) Canada
B) the eastern United States
C) California
D) the western United States