Exam 13: Construction Methods

A(n) ____ frame can hide unattractive panel edges.

The ____ of panel-product shelves must be limited, or they must be somehow reinforced to strengthen them.

A wide panel must be glued up from several narrower boards.

Solid wood is the same throughout, so that if a piece is dented or deeply scratched, more of the same material is revealed.

____, Quercus alba, is harvested in the United States and Canada.

One must be very careful when sanding manmade ____ products, because the veneer is so thin that it is relatively easy to sand through it.

The primary advantage of solid wood construction is that wood is a static material.

If solid wood of sufficient width is attached to the edge of a panel, profiles may be ____ onto the edge; otherwise they cannot.

Because such a small amount of actual wood is used with panels, the need to consider wood ____ is virtually eliminated.

Panel products are faced with a very thin ____.

Frame-and-panel construction is inexpensive to produce due to the limited labor involved.

When making a frame for frame-and-panel construction, an easy way to mill centered grooves in a piece of solid wood is to run the piece through the table saw on edge and then flip it end for end and run it again.

Frame-and-panel construction creates visual interest because it shows depth.

A project that does not take ____ into account is not a project that will be durable over the long term.

Solid wood can be turned on the lathe.

If you are using a table saw to cut panel products, the good side of the panel should be face down.

____ is straight-grained, tan in color, and has a fairly coarse texture.

Plywood is made of thin layers (plies) glued up ____ to one another, which diminishes wood movement.

____ products are materials such as plywood, particleboard, fiberboard, and melamine.

A disadvantage to using manmade panels is that the face veneer, which gives the illusion of solid wood, is very ____.