Cabinets - Practice

Question 1

How are adjoining cabinets held together temporarily during the installation process?

Answer 1

C-clamps

Question 2

How are base cabinets secured in place?

Answer 2

into wall studs with screws

Question 3

Most modern drawers use guides made of what material?

Answer 3

metal

Question 4

What are post-formed countertops covered with?

Answer 4

plastic laminate

Question 5

What are the knobs on cabinet doors and drawers called?

Answer 5

pulls

Question 6

What are the two basic kinds of kitchen cabinets?

Answer 6

wall and base unit

Question 7

What is a cabinet with doors on both sides and used above an island called?

Answer 7

double-faced

Question 8

What is a sink cutout made with?

Answer 8

jigsaw

Question 9

What is the distance between the countertop and the wall unit?

Answer 9

18 inches (450 mm)

Question 10

What is the easiest joint to make for drawers?

Answer 10

rabbeted joint

Question 11

What is the method of forming plastic laminate to round edges on the countertop called?

Answer 11

postforming

Question 12

What is the minimum radius plastic laminate can be cold bent?

Answer 12

6 inches (150 mm)

Question 13

What is the name given to a drawer front or door with its edges and ends rabbeted to fit over the opening?

Answer 13

lipped type

Question 14

What is the part of a cabinet that is fitted with shelves, doors, and drawers called?

Answer 14

case

Question 15

What is the preferred location for filler pieces?

Answer 15

at the end of a run

Question 16

What is the proper blade for countertop cutouts?

Answer 16

a downstroke blade

Question 17

What is the reason for placing strips under plastic laminate while positioning it on a countertop?

Answer 17

to avoid making contact before it is positioned correctly

Question 18

What is the recess at the bottom of a base cabinet called?

Answer 18

toe space

Question 19

What is the standard clearance for drawer guides?

Answer 19

1” (25 mm)

Question 20

What is the standard height of a base cabinet?

Answer 20

34 1/2 inches (862 mm)

Question 21

What is the standard height of a wall cabinet?

Answer 21

30 inches (750 mm)

Question 22

What is the typical joint used for stile-to-rail connections?

Answer 22

blind mortise and tenon

Question 23

What is the usual height of the countertop from the floor?

Answer 23

36 inches (914 mm)

Question 24

What is the usual order of cabinet installation?

Answer 24

all the wall units first, and all the base units second

Question 25

What is the usual overall height of a set of kitchen cabinets?

Answer 25

7 feet (2134 mm)

Question 26

What is the wide piece on the back edge of the countertop called?

Answer 26

backsplash

Question 27

What is used to bond plastic laminate to the countertop surface?

Answer 27

contact cement

Question 28

What is used to fit a backsplash to the contours of a wall?

Answer 28

a plane

Question 29

What is used to machine-cut plastic laminate?

Answer 29

a jigsaw

Question 30

What is used when drilling holes for pulls and knobs?

Answer 30

a template

Question 31

What percentage of extension will drawer guides with three telescoping sections allow?

Answer 31

100 percent

Question 32

What should be applied to make a tight, practically invisible joint in plastic laminate?

Answer 32

seam-filling compound

Question 33

What should be done to prevent water seeping between the backsplash and the countertop?

Answer 33

place silicone caulk in the joint

Question 34

What would a layout line on the wall, 54 inches (1372 mm) above the floor be used for?

Answer 34

to establish the bottom of the wall cabinets

Question 35

What would be used to fill in the spaces between individual cabinet cases?

Answer 35

filler piece

Question 36

When floors and walls are not level or plumb, how should the cabinets be installed?

Answer 36

to be level and plumb

Question 37

Which cabinet type should be chosen if a popular, contemporary appearance is desired?

Answer 37

frameless type

Question 38

Which joint is used on high-quality drawers?

Answer 38

dovetail joint

Question 39

Which of the following can be categorized as surface, offset, overlay, pivot, and butt?

Answer 39

hinges

Question 40

Which of the following is a characteristic of a panel-type door?

Answer 40

stiles and rails

Question 41

Which of the following is a classification of hinged cabinet doors?

Answer 41

overlay

Question 42

Which of the following is a simple-to-construct joint often used on drawer corners?

Answer 42

lock joint

Question 43

Which type of cabinet hinge holds the door closed?

Answer 43

self-closing

Question 44

Which type of door has a framework of solid wood and an insert?

Answer 44

panelled door

Question 45

Which type of door requires a separate door stop to be installed on the cabinet?

Answer 45

flush type

Question 46

Which type of door uses the face frame as a door stop?

Answer 46

overlay type

Question 47

Which type of hinge is used on flush doors when it is desirable to use the hinges as a decorative component?

Answer 47

surface hinge

Question 48

Which type of hinge is used when it is desirable to conceal the hardware?

Answer 48

pivot hinge

Question 49

Which type of hinge takes the most time to install?

Answer 49

butt hinge

Question 50

Which type of router bit has a live pilot?

Answer 50

ball-bearing