Review 3

Question 1

on the band saw, how high should the upper guides be adjusted from the top of the work

Answer 1

6 mm

Question 2

In the normal use of the jointer, the first step is

Answer 2

place the concave face of the board down on the infeed table

Question 3

When one face of a board is true by using the jointer, what is usually the next step?

Answer 3

joint the concave edge

Question 4

When using the jointer on the edge of a straight 750 mm long board, you notice that the cut starts
out to be 2 mm deep but as you get to the end of the cut, the jointer is barely cutting. What may be
the cause?

Answer 4

the top of the cutting circle is set exactly in line with the outfeed table

Question 5

Which defect might cause you to reject a board from surfacing on the jointer?

Answer 5

dark ringed knots

Question 6

On the jointer, you wish to machine a stopped taper. Which step is critical to perform this step
safely?

Answer 6

use a stop block on the infeed table

Question 7

In the illustration below, using two boards that have had one face and one edge trued on the
jointer, what is the cabinetmaker checking where the two machined surfaces (indicated by top
arrow) meet?

Answer 7

NP

Question 8

On the thickness planer, what art is indicated by the arrow visible at the top of this diagram?

Answer 8

NP

Question 9

How can you determine the shortest piece that may be safely passed through a thickness planer?

Answer 9

measure the feed rollers from centre to centre and add 50

Question 10

Under what circumstances is it permissible to send pieces of slightly unequal thickness through a
thickness planer?

Answer 10

if the infeed roller is sectional

Question 11

What is the function of the part indicated by the arrow to the right of the diagram?

Answer 11

NP

Question 12

How can you best control the tendency of a board to cup slightly as you reduce its thickness
substantially with a planer?

Answer 12

remove approximately equal amounts from both faces

Question 13

On the thickness planer, which defect may be produced when the idler roller, upper infeed roller
and/or the chip breaker are set too high?

Answer 13

snipe at leading end

Question 14

On the thickness planer, which defect may be produced when the pressure bar is too low?

Answer 14

hesitation

Question 15

What type of shape is shown in the illustration below?

Answer 15

NP

Question 16

When line and shape are combined to enclose 3-dimensional space, what is the result?

Answer 16

MASS

Question 17

Which of the following ratios is closest to the legendary ‘Golden Mean’

Answer 17

5 : 8

Question 18

What ruling British Monarch/Monarch’s name is used to identify furniture that had some of the
design elements shown here?

Answer 18

NP
William and Mary

Question 19

Which designer lends his name to the chair design shown here?

Answer 19

Chippendale

Question 20

A chest of drawers has curvilinear lines, short cabriole feet, and a distressed white lacquer finish.
How might a designer designate this piece?

Answer 20

French provincial

Question 21

What American designer who worked in the early 1800s is remembered for the design elements
shown in the modern pieces shown here?

Answer 21

np
Phyfe

Question 22

What design family does the pieces pictured here come from?

Answer 22

Shaker
np

Question 23

The furniture items pictured here are excellent examples of which modern design family?

Answer 23

NP
Scandinavian

Question 24

The classic leg design, shown here, goes by what name?

Answer 24

NP
Cabriole

Question 25

When handling a long sheet of oak veneer with a rift grain, what may be done to minimize
lengthwise splitting

Answer 25

Strengthen the ends of the sheet with tape

Question 26

After pressing a panel that featured a book-matched veneer pattern, you notice that the veneer on
one side of the match is not properly bonded to the core. What is the likely cause?

Answer 26

Veneer leaves are of inconsistent thickness

Question 27

The veneer pictured here was not manufactured from a single flitch, but rather from waste veneers.
What is the name of this type of veneer?

Answer 27

NP
Reconstituted

Question 28

When using a stitcher to join veneer sheets, what is the correct way to orient the veneer sheet for
pressing?

Answer 28

NP
The thread should be inside against the core

Question 29

What is the name of the match pictured here?

Answer 29

NP
Herring bone

Question 30

With respect to the veneer saw pictured here, which statement below is true?
a) This is the standard veneer saw tooth pattern
b) This tooth pattern is adapted to clean crosscuts
c) This tooth pattern is an example of the ‘Italian’ style
d) This tooth cuts on the pull stroke

Answer 30

d) This tooth cuts on the pull stroke

Question 31

With respect to using a knife to joint veneers, which statement below is true?

Answer 31

The knife may tend to follow the grain line

Question 32

According to the Alberta Building Code, what is the maximum unit rise allowed?

Answer 32

200

Question 33

With respect to stairs, what is meant by the following definition?
An imaginary line that intersects the outer edges of all the nosings

Answer 33

Line of flight

Question 34

When building a winder stair, what is the rationale for laying out the winder as shown below?

Answer 34

NP
The stair is more comfortable to walk

Question 35

What is the maximum allowable unit rise, public and private?

Answer 35

200

Question 36

What is the minimum allowable headroom clearance in a dwelling?

Answer 36

1950

Question 37

What must be done to a stringer layout on a notched stair to ensure that the bottom riser is the
correct height?

Answer 37

Remove one tread thickness at the bottom

Question 38

Which type of stringer type is depicted by this illustration?

Answer 38

NP
Housed

Question 39

Which type of stringer type is depicted by this illustration?

Answer 39

Semi-housed