Tools
Lumber
Stud Walls
Sheet Goods
Building Process
100

Hand tool to cut across the grain

What is a crosscut handsaw?

100

The true dimension of a 2 by 4

What is 1-1/2" x 3-1/2"

100

The first piece of framing that goes in

What is a mud sill

100

The standard size of sheet goods

What is 4' x 8'

100
When you cut a piece of lumber with the grain

What is rip

200

Used to shave a little off a door onsite

What is a block plane?

200

The reason actual dimensions of lumber are smaller than their names

What is the milling process

200

Framing that can help slow down a spreading fire

What is a noggin

200

Like the "chicken nugget" of sheet goods

What is particle board

200
First thing you do when you pull boards to make a stud wall

What is look down the board for straightness or crowning

300

Used to mark a straight line over distance

What is a chalk line?

300

The actual width and thickness of 1 by 6

What is 3/4" x 5-1/2"

300

Standard interior studs are laid out at this dimension

What is 16" on center

300

Widely used in furniture and cabinetry, needs to be painted

What is MDF

300

The first thing you do when given a build drawing

What is make a cut list

400

Type of square that is mostly used in a cabinet shop

Try square

400

The name for lumber that curves up in the middle

What is a crown

400

The piece that goes at the top of a rough opening

What is a header

400

What are 2 common thicknesses of plywood?

What are 1/2" and 3/4" (also 1/4")

400

When making a cut list, the first pieces you figure out

What is the parts that match overall dimensions without having to subtract

500

When swinging a hammer properly, what does your forearm act as?

What is a lever?

500

Lumber that is in-between the sizes of 1 by and 2 by, used in cabinet making


What is 5/4 (Five Quarter)

500

The stud that goes next to a jack stud

What is a king stud

500

The material that pegboard is made of

What is masonite

500

Interior stud length for a 9'-2" wall with one bottom and one top plate

What is 8'-11"