Stagecraft Quiz 1

What are the four most common materials used in Theater?

Wood, Foam, Fabric, Steel

What is the best material to use in Theater?

Wood

Which material has the worst effect on the environment?

Foam

What are two of the most expensive materials?

Plastic and Steel

What is another name for Stick Goods

Dimensional

What are the two main categories of wood?

Stick goods and sheet goods

Soft and hard woods are _____ ______

Stick Goods

Plywood is a ____ ____

Sheet Good

Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another.

Plywood

A type of plywood with only 3 plys.

Lauan

Chips of wood glued together.

OSB (oriented strand board)

Saw dust glued together

Masonite

Which wood is known as "hardboard"?

Masonite

Paperpulp glued together

Homesote

Which wood eats sound?

Homesote

Which wood is a good alternative to foam?

Homesote

Plys with the grain going in the same direction.

Bendy ply

Which wood is also known as "wiggle wood"?

Bendy ply

What is the most common type of foamboard?

Insulation

Crack from the end

Checking

the board is round at the end

Cupping

Wood starts twisting

Warping

the face is going upwards

Bowing

the edge is bending

Bending

The ____ of a board is wider than the _____.

face, edge

You can see the grain at the ____ of the board

end

What is an actual measurement?

An exact measurement

What is a nominal measurement? (i.e. 1x4)

The name of a piece of wood.

True in nominal measurement indicates:

real measurement

What does nominal 1 become

3/4

What does nominal 2 become

1 1/2

How do you notate 8 feet

8'0"

You indicate angles by:

Writing one in the cutlist