FSE-215 Midterm

Ogee flange

The underside of the ogee would be called the _______.

Corner

This part of the hardware grouping may be found on a casket for decoration, or to add structural integrity, or not be found on a casket at all---

Make the bottom more structurally sound

What do "stiffeners" actually do?

Little box

What does 'casse' mean?

The casket is manufactured using different species of wood

What does the term "selected hardwood" actually mean?

The top is removed from the casket; allowing viewing on both sides.

What is so special about a 'priest' or 'clergy' casket?

On the bottom of the casket

Where would one find "stiffeners"?

Single hinged cap

Which of these are you NOT likely to find in a gasketed format?

Cast bronze

Which of these bronze casket types was made by molten bronze, poured into a mold?

Cast bronze

Which of these bronze caskets is apt to be the heaviest type?

Steel

Which of these casket metals is most likely to receive galvanizing?

Caging

Which of these components is NOT part of the typical casket?

Lug

Which of these hardware parts actually connects the hardware to the side of the casket?

Redwood

Which of these is not a hardwood?

Single wall glass

Which of these locking types uses one piece of glass covering the uppermost part of a casket shell for positive closure?

Coffin

"Anthropomorphic" would be a term that best describes a

Doesn't move or is stationary.

"Bail handle" hardware

Iron

"Extreme oxidation" would be an applicable term for which one of these casket metals:

The ends of the casket, just above the ogee

A "fishtail" would be found on what part of a casket?

Is shaped entirely like a shoe box

A "state" casket is one which

Is not

A coffin ______ the same article as a casket.

More

Generally speaking, hardwoods are ______ resistant than softwoods

Top body molding and ogee

If a casket has a gasket, the gasket will be "sandwiched" between the _____ & ______.

Is cone-bearing

If a wood comes a coniferous tree, that tree-

Zinc

If one galvanizes a metal, a coating of _____ is generally applied to the metal

Gasketed

If you see strike pins on a casket, it's probably a fair assumption that the casket is

Regular couch

In this opening style, it would be impossible to view the body from head to toe

Seamless copper deposit

In which of these methods of producing a copper casket is the molds of a casket submerged in a copper ionic solution; thereby allowing the creation of a casket within the molds of the casket? Later, the mold is broken away, leaving the casket for finishing.

Helps hold the material (wood cells) together like glue

Lignin is primarily seen to-

Caskets

Most burial receptacles sold by funeral homes in the US today are:

Glassless

Most gasketed caskets sold today are of this type

Foot end

Some caskets have two "tubes" located at the end of the casket. On which end would you find them?

Pie

The "fishtail" is also known as the-

Single hinged cap

The "slip head panel" is a variation of the _______ opening style

Perfection full couch

The 'priest' or 'clergy' casket is a variation of what opening style?

Hinged and fold down for viewing

The regular half couch casket features ogees that-

Rolled into sheets

The term "wrought" means-

It was connected in one piece with the cap, therefore it was raised for viewing

What is the position of the ogee in the open perfection couch casket?

It was separate from the cap and hinged and folded down while the cap was raised

What is the position of the ogee in the open regular couch casket?

Bar

What part of the hardware grouping do the pallbearers actually grasp?

Cloth-covered wood

Your friend tells you that she attended her grandmother's funeral and that the casket was 8-sided. From this description, you correctly deduct that the casket material was-

1) Pine- 2) Oak- 3) Walnut- 4) Mahogany

Place the following wood caskets in the order that they would decay or decompose. Begin with the wood that's the fastest to decay and end with the most resistant or durable wood.

1) Pine- 2) Oak- 3) Walnut- 4) Mahogany

Place these woods in order of their increasing value, beginning with the least expensive and ending with the most expensive:

Urn shell

The ultimate casket shell design is considered to be the-

Glassless

While attending a church funeral, you notice that when closing the casket, one of the funeral directors removes a casket key or crank from her pocket. The crank is inserted in the end of the casket and a few turns are made. You immediately know that this is a gasketed casket and it is a/an _______ type

Softwood

While looking at a hardwood casket at a visitation, you notice that the lines of the grain pattern are not close together. You correctly deduct that the not-so-close grain pattern makes this casket wood a/an _____.

Steel

You observe that your deceased mother-in-law's casket has the words "16 gauge" written on the base molding of the foot end of the casket. You immediately draw the conclusion that her casket is made from what material?

300 series

Your casket supplier offers two types of stainless steel, namely 300 series and 400 series. You want the better of the two. Which one is the better?

Urn-cornered

Your client family desires the best casket you have to offer. This casket is most likely to feature what shell design?

48 ounce bronze

Your client family tells you at their home that they want the best metal casket that you sell. You immediately tell them that the ultimate casket in your inventory is a _______________.