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How thick is the steel in a 16 gauge casket?

1/16 of an inch

400 series stainless steel has what minimum percentage of chromium?

12%

A standard outer burial container interior width is

30 inches

What casket shell would be the heaviest

32 ounce bronze

A standard casket length is approximately

6 feet, 6 inches

What percentage of bronze is made of copper

90%

What casket interior component is part of the overlay and extends down into the body of the casket?

Apron

What exterior casket component attaches the bar to the lug

Arm

The molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels is called the

Base molding

The casket shell is comprised of the cap and the

Body

All of the following are parts of the casket bed, EXCEPT:

Body lining

Components of the casket body:

Bottom, panel, ledge

All of the following are components of the casket body EXCEPT:

Bridge

What is the strongest metal for casket shell construction?

Bronze

What metal used in casket shell construction is an alloy that contains 10% tin?

Bronze

What casket exterior finish is created by scratching bare metal and then polishing it to a glossy finish

Brushed

What casket interior component is bordered by puffing

Cap panel

In order for steel to be malleable enough for casket construction, it must be low in what element?

Carbon

What metal is non resistant to corrosion

Carbon steel

The most expensive method of hardware production would be

Cast

What is an example of a solid hardwood casket?

Cherry

Engineered wood is also referred to as:

Composite wood

What material is not used in casket shell construction

Concrete

What exterior casket component can also be customized to reflect the personality of the deceased

Corners

What casket lining material is thin, made of silk, rayon or cotton, and has a crinkled appearance?

Crepe

What exterior casket component is also referred to as the swell?

Crown

If a casket interior style looks crinkled or had a permanently rumpled appearance it is called:

Crushed

What is the term for adhering metal ions to the surface of another metal through electrolysis?

Deposit

Stationary bars are frequently on what type of caskets

Economical

The following are basic casket shapers as defined by their side body panels, Except

Elliptic

What is the term for a casket that has a ends that are rounded into half circles

Elliptic

What casket interior material is also referred to as "wood wool?"

Excelsior

Wood that has been cut into strings best describes what casket backing material

Excelsior

What casket interior component covers the top body molding of the casket exterior?

Extendover

What casket shell material is made of extremely fine filaments of glass embedded in resin

Fiberglass

What type of casket shape is more narrow at the bottom than it is at the top body molding

Flaring

Where is the gasket channel located on a casket?

Foot panel header

Early in the 19th century American casket manufactures were often

Furniture makers

What exterior casket component would a wood casket not have?

Gasket

What casket component covers the area where the roll is anchored to the shell?

Gimp

What type of casket exterior finish is sprayed, creating small indentations in the appearance?

Hammertone

The bridge is also referred to as the

Header

The bridge of a casket is also known as the

Header

What is the term for the turned under edge or horizontal portion of the header of the casket cap?

Header flange

The center of the tree that has more resins and provides a higher quality of wood is called

Heartwood

What type of casket Closure creates an impervious seal

Hermetically

What is the shape of a standard casket key

Hexagon

What is not a characteristic of 300 series stainless steel?

High tensile strength

What interior casket component often extends from the roll and becomes part of the body lining?

Hinge cover

Ferrous metal caskets contain what element?

Iron

What type of casket exterior finish has an inferior wood underlying a sheet of a higher quality wood?

Laminated

What is the most common locking method for non-Gasketed caskets?

Latch closure

What type of casket closure requires the use of a casket key?

Lever lock

What casket lining is made from flax?

Linen

What part of the casket handle attaches directly to the body panel

Lug

Of the following, which wood species would be the most expensive for a casket?

Mahogany

What species of wood is considered to be premier in casket shell construction

Mahogany

What type of interior casket material is often used for upholstery backing

Masselin

What type of casket exterior finish is full in appearance

Matte

All are casket backing materials, EXCEPT

Muslin

What fabric is often used as a lining material for Jewish caskets?

Muslin

What element is added to 300 series stainless steel to give it magnetic qualities?

Nickel

What wood species of often associated with strength and durability

Oak

What is a description unique to the modern casket?

Ornamented

What type of casket would require an inner foot panel?

Perfection full couch

What type of casket has a transverse cut in the cap?

Perfection half couch

What species of wood used in casket construction normally has a natural finish?

Pine

If a casket exterior has a nap that exceeds 1/8 inch it is considered to be:

Plush

What type of wood is used in the construction of combination cases and air trays?

Plywood

What species of wood used in casket construction accepts a variety of stains and finishes?

Popular

What casket lining material is smooth with a lustrous face and dull back?

Satin

What type of casket finish is considered to have a mid-range level of glossiness?

Satin

A casket exterior finish described as having a medium luster would be defined as:

Semi-gloss

The cap and body are the main component parts of the

Shell

What interior style requires that use of a multiple needle sewing process?

Shirred

What type of wood tends to have natural knots within the grain

Softwood

Lumber that is cut into boards and contains no wood- by products is considered to be:

Solid

Casket manufactures accent wood grain by what process?

Staining

A metal alloy that consists of mainly iron and carbon is called

Steel

The uppermost part of the casket cap is called the

Swell

Movable handles are referred to as:

Swing bars

A casket pillow fabric that exhibits no creases and is sewn taught is considered to be what style

Tailored

What type of casket interior style is commonly found in high-quality caskets?

Tailored

What type of closure would a slip-panel casket likely have?

Threaded fastener

What interior style is created by stitching padding between the fabric and the backing material

Tufted

What fabric lining is best known for its strength and distinct texture?

Twill weave

What casket lining material has a smooth, soft finish and is commonly seen in more expensive units?

Velvet

The following are basic casket shapes based on their ends and corners, except

Vertical

What term best describes the pie of the casket

Wedge-shaped

When measuring a deceased for a casket width, where should the funeral director take the measurements?

Widest point, wherever that is

Sheet copper is also referred to as:

Wrought