12 Terms
Contributors in Interior design
Interior design
purlin
Design; Interior design
A horizontal timber laid parallel to the wall plate and ridge beam, providing extra support for common rafters.
raku
Design; Interior design
The technique of rapidly firing low-temperature ceramic ware. Raku firings were used traditionally in Japan to make bowls for tea ceremonies.
repousse
Design; Interior design
An ancient process in which sheet metal is hammered into contours from both the front and the back.
riftsawn
Design; Interior design
Wood that haws been cut so that growth rings are at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees to the board face.
ring porous
Design; Interior design
Hardwood that shows a distinct zone between early and late wood, such as oak and ash.
