Deck 23: The Framing Square

Question 1

The framing square or steel square is made up of __________ arms.

Answer 1

two

Question 2

When looking at the face of the square rafter table, the first number under the 9 inch mark is 15. This indicates that for each foot of run with a rise of 9 inches, the length of the _______________ is 15 inches.

Answer 2

common rafter

Question 3

The blade of the framing square is generally __________ inches long and 2 inches wide.

Answer 3

24

Question 4

Rafter tables are used in determining the difference in lengths of jack rafters and also to aid in making side cuts on hip, valley, and jack rafters.

Question 5

Using the rafter table, find the length of common rafters in the following problems. Express answers in feet and inches, correct to the nearest 1/8 inch. If the rise is 12 feet and the span is 32 feet what is the rise per foot of run?

Question 6

The smaller arm, called the blade, is normally 16 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.

Question 7

Rafter tables are used in determining the length of ___________ rafters (name three) for roofs of various pitches.

Question 8

Using the rafter table, find the length of common rafters in the following problems. Express answers in feet and inches, correct to the nearest 1/8 inch. If the pitch is 1/4 what is the rise per foot of run?

Question 9

Using the rafter table, find the length of common rafters in the following problems. Express answers in feet and inches, correct to the nearest 1/8 inch. What is the span of a roof if the pitch is 1/6 and the rise is 6 feet?

Question 10

The carpenter's ability to work with decimals and change them to fractions is very important when using a framing square.