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Framing

Construction by putting together the structural parts of a building.

Contributors in Framing

Framing

gunstock post

Construction; Framing

A post wider at the top than the bottom. The wider portion provides more wood for intersecting joinery.

chamfer

Construction; Framing

A simple bevel done for embellishment of a timber.

half dovetail

Construction; Framing

A dovetail tapered only on one side.

adze

Construction; Framing

An axelike tool with its blade at right angles to its handle, used to shape or dress timbers.

peg

Construction; Framing

A wooden dowel one to one and one-half inches in diameter, usually of oak or locust.

joint

Construction; Framing

The connection of two or more timbers.

queen post

Construction; Framing

A pair of vertical posts of a roof truss standing on the bent plate or girt and supporting the rafters or collar tie.

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