Carpentry

Carpentry

Of or relating to the art of making objects, buildings or furniture out of wood.

Industry: Construction

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millwork

Construction; Carpentry

Products mainly manufactured from lumber in a planing mill or woodworking factory. Includes door frames, moldings,shutter and blinds, doors, staiwork, cabinets, mantels and sash and window units.

meeting rail

Construction; Carpentry

On double hung windows, a bottom rail on an upper window sash, or the top rail of the lower sash. Also known as check rail.

matched lumber

Construction; Carpentry

Edge dressed lumbershaped to make a tongue and groove joint at the ends or edges. Includes lumber with rabbetted edges.

mechanical core

Construction; Carpentry

Prefabricated construction module containing electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, and/or air conditioning systems. Includes fully formed wall, floor and ceiling framing.

marquetry

Construction; Carpentry

A decorative craft consisting of covering a structural shell with pieces of veneer forming decorative patterns, designs or pictures. The technique may be applied to case furniture or even seat ...

medium-density fiberboard (MDF)

Construction; Carpentry

An engineered wood product formed by breaking down softwood into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and ...