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Carpentry
Of or relating to the art of making objects, buildings or furniture out of wood.
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eased edge
Construction; Carpentry
Lumber with corners slightly rounded or shaped, to a slight radius; lumber less than 4 inches in thickness is usually made with eased edges. Abbreviated as ee.
engelmann spruce
Construction; Carpentry
(picea engelmannii) a species of spruce native to western north america, harvested for paper-making and general construction. Abbreviated as es in the lumber trade.
elevation
Construction; Carpentry
(1) a type of drawing which shows the building from the side, depicting it's front, rear and sides. (2) the height of an object above grade level.
edge joint
Construction; Carpentry
Joinery technique where two pieces of wood are joined edge to edge; usually fastened with glue.
drop siding
Construction; Carpentry
Siding with tongue and groove or shiplap joints, typically 3. 4 inch thick and machined into various patterns.
dry rot
Construction; Carpentry
The decay of timber in buildings and other wooden structures caused by certain fungi, which when the decay is in an advanced stage, permits the wood to be easily crushed by hand into a dry powder.
drywall
Construction; Carpentry
Also called sheetrock. Manufactured construction material made of gypsum plaster sandwiched betwwen two sheets of thin cardboard paper. See the gypsum wallboard drywall guide.
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