Exam 17: Rail Joints

The dovetail joint strongly resists all the forces that will be put upon it.

____ has prominent rays that make for a highly figured wood when quartersawn.

____ is reddish to light brown in color, and is heavy, hard, and strong.

A bolt fits through a hole drilled through the post and is captured by a ____ that is recessed into the rail.

The ____ joint has a notch cut in the edge of each of the adjoining members, allowing them to interlock.

The ____ joint used in post-and-rail construction is seen in the joining of a top drawer rail to a table leg.

The ____ joint has material removed from only one member.

Always use the rip fence as a stop when making a through cut.

The ____ joint is used on wide rails to counteract the expansion and contraction that would occur with a single-wide tenon.

Each time you use a different blade or other cutting tool, inspect it for pitch and resin buildup and any nicks, gouges, or missing teeth.

____, Fagus grandiflora, has excellent turning and bending characteristics.

The ____ joint is most often seen in rail construction for tables that have curved aprons.

The dowel joint is a particularly good rail joint and is suitable for large, heavy-duty constructions.

The ____ joint is a knockdown joint commonly used in trestle tables and beds.

____, Fagus grandiflora, is a porous hardwood found in the eastern United States and Canada.

____ joints are used to join a drawer rail to a leg.

In a tusk-tenon joint, the tusk tenon extends through its mortise and beyond.

The half-lap joint in rail construction is used primarily to link stretchers that cross.

Beds are often bolted together using special bolts called ____ bolts.

One solution to the dowel not being a good rail joint is to cut and screw ____ corner braces in place.