The terms rough, coarse, bastard, second...

Question 1 / 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d45151

Question 1 of 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d45151

The terms rough, coarse, bastard, second cut, smooth, and dead smooth refer to the __________.

Question 1 of 27070

The terms rough, coarse, bastard, second cut, smooth, and dead smooth refer to the __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Hand tools and files used in basic seamanship and maintenance • How file teeth are described in terms of spacing and roughness • Difference between tooth spacing (distance between cuts) and overall file size

💭 Think About

• Think about what a mechanic or deckhand means when they ask for a "bastard file" versus a "smooth file" – what quality are they changing? • Ask yourself: Do terms like rough, smooth, and dead smooth usually describe how big the tool is, or how aggressively it cuts the material? • Consider whether "distance between the parallel cuts" is a more specific way of describing the same thing as tooth coarseness, or if it is something entirely different.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what file cut grades (e.g., rough, bastard, second cut, smooth) actually measure in standard hand files. • Check whether file size is normally described by terms like length in inches/centimeters or by words like rough/smooth. • Confirm if tooth spacing and coarseness of teeth are directly related, and whether exam questions sometimes combine them into a single best answer.

Question 1 of 27070

The terms rough, coarse, bastard, second cut, smooth, and dead smooth refer to the __________.

distance between the parallel cuts of a file

size of the file

coarseness of file teeth

both A and C are correct

Question 1 / 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d45151

Question 1 of 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d45151

The terms rough, coarse, bastard, second cut, smooth, and dead smooth refer to the __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

The terms rough, coarse, bastard, second cut, smooth, and dead smooth refer to the __________.