C6 - CABINET, MILLWORK &
FINISH CARPENTRY QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,What is the total board footage for a four-quarters board 4.25 inches wide and 11 feet long, adding 10%
waste? - Answer: 4.29 board feet
(Note lumber comes in thicknesses measured in quarters of an inch 4/4= 1" 8/4= 2")
1"x11ftx4.25"=46.75
46.75/12=3.9 board feet
3.9x 1.1 (this is the 10% waste)= 4.29 board feet
What does a contractor need provided to estimate or bid a contract prior to contract signing? - Answer:
Need to create plans and elevations or provided with plans and specifications needed
With hand drawing plans what must be employed consistently? - Answer: Line, style, and weight
True or False? The overall scale must be included in the plans - Answer: True
What line can be seen in a 3D or plan view and area also used for dimension and leader lines? - Answer:
Solid line (pic in notes)
What line shows hidden objects or edges and may also be used to show objects vertically placed such as
shelves over a counter? - Answer: Dashed lines (pic in notes)
What line indicates movement or might show an alternative position for an object? - Answer:
Movement or Ghost lines (pic in notes)
What lines connect notes ,text or identifying label in the plan? - Answer: Leader lines and arrows (pic in
notes)
What lines are used when space is limited and an object must be viewed separately from the main
object? - Answer: Break line (pic in notes)
What line is used to show the vertical, horizontal or diagonal center axis of an object? - Answer:
Centerlines (pic in notes)
,What line shows locations of a section or elevation? - Answer: Section line (pic in notes)
What line shows an object with perpendicular extension lines at the corners, or indication the centers. -
Answer: Dimension Lines (pic in notes)
(Extension lines should not touch dimensional lines)
Review symbols for floor plans Pic on computer - Answer:
What are section and elevation symbols used for? - Answer: Used to connect one part of a drawings to
another graphic information on another page of the plan
What is a title block? - Answer: Every blueprint or plan will have one describing important and relevant
information.
What does a title block consist of? - Answer: - designers name, clients name, project name or reference
- page number, total number of page, and other reference information
-scale
-floor plans will have an orientation mark showing north
-general notes
-acceptable tolerances (for shop drawings)
-any special abbreviations of symbols
What are the most common type of plans? - Answer: 2D
What kind of plans are shop plans? - Answer: 3D, pictorial or orthographic
What does a perspective sketch require? - Answer: a vanishing point or horizon line
What should shop drawings include? - Answer: -all info required to produce a piece
-exact descriptions of hardware, suppliers, and material specifications
, What does finish specifications include? - Answer: suppliers, the finish level, and quality of workmanship
What does architectural drawings include? - Answer: work schedule
American woodwork institute (AWI) uses three basic levels of finish to describe workmanship and
materials. What are these levels? - Answer: Economy Grade, custom grade, premium grade
______is the minimum acceptable level of finish and workmanship, and is normally reserved for areas of
a project not in view under normal circumstances, such as utility closest or other unfinished areas. -
Answer: Economy grade
____ is specified for all areas of a project that are finished to a high level of craftsmanship, and applies
to any custom or high quality cabinet work or carpentry utilizing suitably match materials and hardware
for such a level of finished workmanship. - Answer: Custom Grade
____ is reserved for specific areas of a project that require the highest possible levels of finish,
workmanship and materials. - Answer: Premium grade
What are the two basic types of sheet products? - Answer: Plywood
Particleboard
study grades of sheet products pic on computer - Answer:
study veneer grades pic on computer - Answer:
By cutting veneers at different angles, different grain patterns may be achieved. What cut allows for
longer, wider cuts? - Answer: Rotary cutting
By cutting veneers at different angles, different grain patterns may be achieved. What cut will produce
grain patterns that resemble solid lumber? - Answer: Plain slices
FINISH CARPENTRY QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,What is the total board footage for a four-quarters board 4.25 inches wide and 11 feet long, adding 10%
waste? - Answer: 4.29 board feet
(Note lumber comes in thicknesses measured in quarters of an inch 4/4= 1" 8/4= 2")
1"x11ftx4.25"=46.75
46.75/12=3.9 board feet
3.9x 1.1 (this is the 10% waste)= 4.29 board feet
What does a contractor need provided to estimate or bid a contract prior to contract signing? - Answer:
Need to create plans and elevations or provided with plans and specifications needed
With hand drawing plans what must be employed consistently? - Answer: Line, style, and weight
True or False? The overall scale must be included in the plans - Answer: True
What line can be seen in a 3D or plan view and area also used for dimension and leader lines? - Answer:
Solid line (pic in notes)
What line shows hidden objects or edges and may also be used to show objects vertically placed such as
shelves over a counter? - Answer: Dashed lines (pic in notes)
What line indicates movement or might show an alternative position for an object? - Answer:
Movement or Ghost lines (pic in notes)
What lines connect notes ,text or identifying label in the plan? - Answer: Leader lines and arrows (pic in
notes)
What lines are used when space is limited and an object must be viewed separately from the main
object? - Answer: Break line (pic in notes)
What line is used to show the vertical, horizontal or diagonal center axis of an object? - Answer:
Centerlines (pic in notes)
,What line shows locations of a section or elevation? - Answer: Section line (pic in notes)
What line shows an object with perpendicular extension lines at the corners, or indication the centers. -
Answer: Dimension Lines (pic in notes)
(Extension lines should not touch dimensional lines)
Review symbols for floor plans Pic on computer - Answer:
What are section and elevation symbols used for? - Answer: Used to connect one part of a drawings to
another graphic information on another page of the plan
What is a title block? - Answer: Every blueprint or plan will have one describing important and relevant
information.
What does a title block consist of? - Answer: - designers name, clients name, project name or reference
- page number, total number of page, and other reference information
-scale
-floor plans will have an orientation mark showing north
-general notes
-acceptable tolerances (for shop drawings)
-any special abbreviations of symbols
What are the most common type of plans? - Answer: 2D
What kind of plans are shop plans? - Answer: 3D, pictorial or orthographic
What does a perspective sketch require? - Answer: a vanishing point or horizon line
What should shop drawings include? - Answer: -all info required to produce a piece
-exact descriptions of hardware, suppliers, and material specifications
, What does finish specifications include? - Answer: suppliers, the finish level, and quality of workmanship
What does architectural drawings include? - Answer: work schedule
American woodwork institute (AWI) uses three basic levels of finish to describe workmanship and
materials. What are these levels? - Answer: Economy Grade, custom grade, premium grade
______is the minimum acceptable level of finish and workmanship, and is normally reserved for areas of
a project not in view under normal circumstances, such as utility closest or other unfinished areas. -
Answer: Economy grade
____ is specified for all areas of a project that are finished to a high level of craftsmanship, and applies
to any custom or high quality cabinet work or carpentry utilizing suitably match materials and hardware
for such a level of finished workmanship. - Answer: Custom Grade
____ is reserved for specific areas of a project that require the highest possible levels of finish,
workmanship and materials. - Answer: Premium grade
What are the two basic types of sheet products? - Answer: Plywood
Particleboard
study grades of sheet products pic on computer - Answer:
study veneer grades pic on computer - Answer:
By cutting veneers at different angles, different grain patterns may be achieved. What cut allows for
longer, wider cuts? - Answer: Rotary cutting
By cutting veneers at different angles, different grain patterns may be achieved. What cut will produce
grain patterns that resemble solid lumber? - Answer: Plain slices
