Unit Vocabulary
Quality Construction Details
Shopping for Furniture
Quality Construction Details
Furniture Joints
100
Furniture that has no fabric, padding, or springs.
What are CASE GOODS?
100
Pine, cedar, spruce, redwood.
What are SOFT WOODS?
100
Two things you should know BEFORE you shop for furniture?
What are: BUDGET, DESIGN STYLE/COLOR/SIZE, NEEDS
100
Identify an example of case goods furniture.
What is: DESK, TABLE, WOODEN CHAIR, DRESSER
100
This joint is used around doorways, windows, and picture frames.
What is a MITER joint.
200
Furniture that has fabric covering over padding and/or springs.
What is UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE?
200
What is an advantage of leather covered furniture?
What is DURABILITY?
200
Type of furniture that is more difficult to determine quality construction details.
What is UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE?
200
Cherry, pecan, oak, maple, birch, mahogany.
What are examples of HARD WOODS?
200
This joint is often used when installing wood flooring.
What is TONGUE AND GROOVE?
300
Where your eye is drawn upon entering a room.
What is a FOCAL POINT?
300
What is a major drawback of leather covered furniture?
What is COST?
300
Two disadvantages of solid wood furniture.
What is: HEAVY and EXPENSIVE?
300
Identify a quality construction detail in case goods related to drawers.
What is: SIDE GLIDES, DUST PANELS, DRAWER STOPS, FULL EXTENSION.
300
What is a DOVETAIL JOINT?
400
The way in which a person moves throughout a room.
What are TRAFFIC PATTERNS?
400
Quality construction detail related to fabric used in upholstered furniture.
What is: TIGHTNESS OF WEAVE, FIBER CONTENT
400
Reason to identify the function of the room prior to purchasing furniture.
What is to know your NEEDS?
400
Identify a quality construction detail related to the finish of wooden furniture.
What is: SMOOTH, FREE FROM FLAWS
400
This joint is used to install a dead bolt lock in doors.
What is a MORTISE AND TENON?
500
A thin sheet of fine wood covering a core of pressed wood chips.
What is VENEER?
500
Identify a quality construction detail for upholstered furniture related to cushions.
What is: CUSHIONS CAN BE TURNED, COVERS CAN BE REMOVED FOR CLEANING
500
Reason why a person should sit on furniture for a minimum of 10 minutes before purchasing.
What is: to DETERMINE COMFORT.
500
Identify a quality construction detail related to the frame of case goods or upholstered furniture.
What is: MADE OF HARDWOOD, TYPE OF WOOD JOINTS USED, REINFORCED CORNERS, SCREWS
500
This technique is used to create more stability to corners of furniture framing.
What is: CORNER BLOCKING