Standard components

Question 1

Woodscrews

Answer 1

• Strong, neat join
• Allows fixing of hinges and locks
• Come in many different forms

Question 2

Countersunk Head screw

Answer 2

• Used for flush finish

Question 3

Round head screw

Answer 3

• Used on thin sheets of metals and plastics

Question 4

Raised head screw

Answer 4

• Used in decorative settings

Question 5

Twinfast screw

Answer 5

• Used in chipboard
• Has two threads for better grip

Question 6

Coach screw

Answer 6

• Used for more holding power
• Tightened with a spanner

Question 7

Screw caps and Cups

Answer 7

• Used to cover and enhance the look of a screw:
• screw cups
• snap on
• screw caps
• dome

Question 8

Nails

Answer 8

• Quickest way to join wood
• Mostly made from steel
• Generally between 12mm and 150mm

Question 9

Round wire nail

Answer 9

• Used in general joinery

Question 10

Oval wire nail

Answer 10

• Used in interior Joinery
• Virtually no head so easy to hide

Question 11

Panel pin nails

Answer 11

• Small scale work like thin sheet metal
• between 12mm and 50mm

Question 12

Masonry Nails

Answer 12

• Used in brickwork and mortar

Question 13

Clout Nail

Answer 13

• wide head
• galvanised
• used for roofing

Question 14

Staples

Answer 14

• Round staples are hammered in
• Square staples are fired from a gun
• used in crates and upholstery

Question 15

Cut tack

Answer 15

• Easily hidden
• Used in upholstery

Question 16

Hardboard pins

Answer 16

• Used for fastening hardboard to frames
• hidden once hammered in

Question 17

Corrugated fastners

Answer 17

• Flat, corrugated shape
• Used to make quick corner joins

Question 18

Hinges

Answer 18

• Moveable joint which swings as it opens
• used on doors and windows etc.

Question 19

Butt hinge

Answer 19

• Used on doors and windows
• Made from steel or brass
• Need recessing

Question 20

Piano Hinge

Answer 20

• Used when lots of support is needed along an edge
• Often used on pianos etc.

Question 21

Butterfly Hinge

Answer 21

• Used on lightweight doors
• Easy to fit and look nicer than butt hinges

Question 22

Flush hinge

Answer 22

• Don’t need a recess
• aren’t as strong as butt hinges

Question 23

Barrel Hinge

Answer 23

• Screwed into the wood
• Allow easy removal of door etc.

Question 24

Stays

Answer 24

• Stays control how a door opens
• They can hold them op so they don’t drop fully, or they can support them upwards to stop the door closing

Question 25

Handle

Answer 25

• Used for opening and closing doors
• Commonly available in woods and metals such as beech and brass

Question 26

Runners

Answer 26

• Allow draws and windows to open
• range from nylon slots to metal mechanisms

Question 27

Locks

Answer 27

• Hasp and staple (Used with padlocks)
• Cam locks (Tab which turns and catches a slot)
• Magnetic lock (Hidden and require a magnetic key to open

Question 28

Catches

Answer 28

• Used to keep doors open or closed
• Magnetic (Very common, made from different materials)
• Spring (More function less aesthetics)
• Ball (Recessed and neat)
• Toggle (Can fasten top and bottom together)