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: A rail, usually horizontal and wooden, run at around waist height on a wall. Reduces wear & chair damage to the wall decorations.
 
: A rail, usually horizontal and wooden, run at around waist height on a wall. Reduces wear & chair damage to the wall decorations.
  
 
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;Delamination
 
: the separation of layers of a material. Plywood and other laminated products may fail in this manner.
 
: the separation of layers of a material. Plywood and other laminated products may fail in this manner.
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Dowel
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Dowel centre
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Dressing
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Fence
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Hardboard
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Heartwood
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Kerf
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Kickback
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Kiln dried
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Knockdown joint
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Knot
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Laminate
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Lumber core plywood
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MDF
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Mortise & Tenon joint
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Ogee
  
 
PAR
 
PAR
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PSE
 
PSE
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: timber veneered chipboard
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Pitch
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Plate joint
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Pot life
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Push stick
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Quarter sawn
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Rabbet
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Rail
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Raised panel
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Reaction wood (tension wood & compression wood)
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Rip cut
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Rotary cut veneer
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Sapwood
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Scant
 
Scant
CLS
 
  
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Revision as of 18:29, 13 March 2008

Arris
Arris Rail
Auger
  1. a self feeding drill bit for wood. Designed for very low rotational speed with high torque. A good choice for hand drilling wood. Commonly available in sizes of 6mm and up.
  2. Type of earth drill bit
Baluster
Balustrade
Banister
Barge Board
Batten
Strip of wood applied to wall or ceiling, to which usually plasterboard is applied. Used to even up uneven walls and to permit insertion of insulation behind plasterboard.
Beam
joist, rafter, purlin, or any other large wooden, steel or concrete structural member.
Bitumen
a black sticky gloop used to waterproof and preserve.
Blockboard
2 thin wood veneers with strips of wood glued between. One of the many ways to convert low value material into useful sheet material.
Bore
to make a hole
Bradawl
Pointed tool used to mark a point on wood for drilling.
Cabinet Scraper
Camber Beam
A curved beam
Car body filler
A tough durable filler made from polyester resin with inert fillers.
Casing
Timber lining of a door or window opening.
Caustic Soda
Cill
aka sill.
Chipboard
A low cost low performance sheet material made from wood sawdust & wood chips stuck together with glue.
Chisel
Also see cold chisel, plugging chisel, bolster,
Cladding

CLS

Corrugated fixing
Counterbore
to cut a recess for a bolt head.
Countersink
to cut a tapered recess for a bolt head.
Cup
A type of warping of wood planks that makes the side edges raised or lowered compared to the centre of the plank.
Dado
rectangular channel cut into board. See dado rail for more common usage
Dado rail
A rail, usually horizontal and wooden, run at around waist height on a wall. Reduces wear & chair damage to the wall decorations.
Delamination
the separation of layers of a material. Plywood and other laminated products may fail in this manner.

Dovetail joint

Dowel

Dowel centre

Dressing

Fence

Hardboard

Heartwood

Kerf

Kickback

Kiln dried

Knockdown joint

Knot

Laminate

Lumber

Lumber core plywood

MDF

Mortise & Tenon joint

Ogee

PAR

PSE

Particleboard
chipboard
Particle core plywood
timber veneered chipboard

Pitch

Plate joint

biscuit joint

Pot life

Push stick

Quarter sawn

Rabbet

Rail

Raised panel

Reaction wood (tension wood & compression wood)

Rip cut

Rotary cut veneer

Sapwood

Scant

Scarf joint

add more....


See Also