Carpentry and joinery are both construction trades that involve skilled work with timber products. Carpenters construct building elements on-site, while joiners work in a workshop to "join" wood.  Here are some other differences between carpentry and joinery: Carpentry: Carpenters work on construction sites to provide support for tasks. They may repair or create wood structures or items in your home. Carpenters may also fit or use wood structures or items to create something else. Joinery: Joiners work in workshops to manufacture objects to be installed after construction is finished.... Show more

Carpentry and joinery are both construction trades that involve skilled work with timber products. Carpenters construct building elements on-site, while joiners work in a workshop to "join" wood. 

Here are some other differences between carpentry and joinery:
Carpentry: Carpenters work on construction sites to provide support for tasks. They may repair or create wood structures or items in your home. Carpenters may also fit or use wood structures or items to create something else.
Joinery: Joiners work in workshops to manufacture objects to be installed after construction is finished. Joinery work may focus on creating wooden parts and pieces, such as window joints and trusses.

Carpentry and Joinery topics include: Carpentry terms, joints classification, fastenings and carpentry work tools.

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Building & Construction Practice Test: Carpentry and Joinery

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25 Questions

1. _________________ joints are employed to extend the length of a member by joining two pieces of timber.

AngleLappedLengtheningBearing

2. ___________ is a term which is used to indicate the process of formation of moulded sections.

PlanningMouldingNosingSawing

3. The process of taking of the shaving from wood with the help of plane is known as the _______________

PlaningSawingRebatingVeneering

4. ________________ are used in case of mortise and tenon joint.

BoltsNutsWedgesSpikes

5. The two members meeting at an angle can be joined by a ____________

Bridle jointOblique tenon jointBirds mouth jointMitre joint

6. _______________ is a term which is used to indicate the covering of entire or part of the exposed surface of timber by means of Veneers.

WainscotVeneeringRebatingStudding

7. __________ are wooden blocks which are fixed previously to a wall to act as additional support for wide architrave, ornamental moulds, etc.

GroundsScribingMouldingHousing

8. _______________ indicates the lining of panelling of wood on the lower part of masonry walls say for height of about 600 mm from the floor level.

PlaningWainscotRebatingStudding

9. The figure below represents ______

Auger bitScrewdriver bitCentre bitBrad awl

10. Which of the following is not a cutting tool?

Firmer chiselCompass sawCoping sawPlier

11. ____________ are the pieces of wrought iron and are bent at ends to connect other members.

DogsSpikesLathNails

12. Cut nails are _________ in section.

TrapezoidalRectangularCircularSquare

13. _______________ joints are employed to extend the width of board or planks, which are placed edge to edge.

ObliqueAngleLappedWidening

14. _________________ are the corner joints which are employed to connect the members at ends so as to form a corner or angular edge.

Oblique jointWidening jointAngle jointCorner joint

15. In __________ joint, the two Timber pieces are placed touching each other and then wooden or iron fishplate are placed on the opposite faces.

FishedScarfedLappedSpliced

16. In ________ joint, half the thickness of each Timber piece is cut in the shape of dovetail or wedge.

DovetailedBirdsmouthMitreBridle

17. _____________ are used when joint is subjected to vibration and the work is to be done in pieces.

PinsAugerSocketsScrews

18. Which of the following cutting tools is used for cutting wood?

Tenon sawCoping sawCompass sawCross-cut saw

19. Mortise gauge is used to mark lines perpendicular to the edges.

MaybeFalseDon't KnowTrue

20. Split ring connector and toothed ring connector are the examples of ___________

BoltsDogsConnectorsScrews

21. ________________ are the pieces of wrought iron or cast iron and are used to protect the ends of timber.

WedgesStrapsSpikesSockets

22. _______________ are the bands of steel or wrought iron which can be used to joint two pieces of timber.

WedgesSpikesStrapsNails

23. ______________ joint is used to connect members of bigger sizes.

Mitre jointBirdsmouth jointLapped jointOblique tenon joint

24. ___________ is a term which is used to indicate the sinking of edge of one piece of timber into another.

HousingScribingNosingMitring

25. Which of the following is not a planning tool?

Rose planeRebate planeJack planeBead plane