Funeral Home Operations FINAL
The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be
1/20th inches thick
A state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width
28 inches
The length of a standard adult wood casket is
6 feet 3 inches
The length of a standard adult metal casket is
6 feet 6 inches
Tufted
A design using 2 pieces of material with padding in between
Shirred
A gathered design made on a sewing machine, with 4 or 5 multiple needle heads
Stationary bar and corner
A handle that extends all the way around the casket
Mahogany
A hardwood
Embossed
A material with a raised design
Redwood
A softwood
Moleskin
An external material
Velvet
An interior material
Swing bar
Any handle that is hinged
The part of a handle of a casket the pallbearer grasps to lift the casket is called
Bar
Semi-tailored
Combines tailored with another design
A 20-gauge casket is thicker than an 18-gauge metal casket
False
A casket which is 6/9XX would be 28 inches in width
False
A double X casket is 2 inches wider than a standard size casket
False
Cypress is a hardwood used in caskets
False
Elliptic is a type of interior design
False
Moleskin is used on the interior of caskets
False
Oak is a softwood
False
Pine is considered to be the most expensive wood used in casket construction
False
The bed of a casket upon which the remains rest is sometimes referred to as the body lining
False
The body of a casket includes the ogee
False
The shell of a casket is made up of the body, top, and panel
False
The standard adult wood casket is 6'6" in length.
False
The thickness of copper for caskets is computed by the number of ounces per square inch
False
The thickness of ferrous metal caskets is expressed in ounces per square foot
False
The thickness of non-ferrous metal caskets is expressed in gauge
False
The throw is never used with the half couch casket
False
The top panel of a casket is always full oval in shape
False
The unseen qualities of a casket are of little importance
False
The weight of copper is referred to as gauge.
False
Thickness of non-ferrous metals are expressed in ounces per square inch
False
To speak of an urn casket means that it has square corners
False
When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of a casket without any gathering, it is said to be a shirred interior
False
Wood wool is used on casket exteriors
False
Birch
Hardwood
Cherry
Hardwood
Mahogany
Hardwood
Walnut
Hardwood
Tailored is a style of casket
Interoir
The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the:
Lug
Crushed
Made on a table containing metal corrugations and rods to form a design
Arm
Portion of the handle through which the bar passes
Tailored
Presents a smooth, tightly stretched appearance
The attached panel and ogee are part of the casket
Shell
The base molding part of a casket
Shell
A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number of needles is called
Shirred
Cedar
Softwood
Pine
Softwood
Redwood
Softwood
A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called
State Casket
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a
Stationary bar handle
When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be
Tailored
Lug
The part of the casket handle that is attached to the casket body
A gathered type of interior made on a sewing machine with 4 or 5 multiple needle heads with adjustable tension control is called a shirred interior
True
A regular half couch casket is so designed as to display the deceased from the waist up, with ogee hinged to fold out to display the interior of the casket
True
A stationary bar handle does not hinge
True
Bronze is an alloy consisting essentially of copper and tin.
True
Caskets are classified by their opening styles
True
Copper and zinc are two non-ferrous metals used in the manufacturing of caskets
True
Crushed is an interior design made on a table of metal corrugations and corresponding rods to form a design
True
For casket width, each X represents 2 inches.
True
For ferrous metal, the higher the gauge the thinner the metal
True
For length, caskets increase in units of 3 inches
True
In measuring thickness of caskets, the thinner the metal the higher the gauge
True
Mahogany is a hardwood
True
Often times an urn design appears not only on the casket corner, but the entire length and width of the sides and ends of the casket
True
The gauge of a sheet of metal is equal to the number of sheets of that thickness which is required to measure one inch
True
The ogee is part of the shell of the casket
True
The standard adult metal casket is 6 feet 6 inches in length and 23 inches wide
True
The term embossed is used to describe a design impressed into cloth used in covering caskets
True
Tufted is a design using 2 pieces of material with a padding in between
True
Velour is used as an interior material on caskets.
True
Velvet is used for interiors on the most expensive caskets
True
Extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by
Two inches
Bail bar
Type of handle usually found on the ends of a casket
An overthrow, overlay, or blanket is used with:
wood half couch casket, a metal half couch casket, a three-quarter couch casket, a full couch casket
