Carpentry

Carpentry

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

Industry: Construction

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ferrule

Construction; Carpentry

Crimped metal collar reinforcement on a hand tools, such as a file or chisel, where the shaft of the tool meets the wooden handle.

fiber board

Construction; Carpentry

Generic, broad term referring to sheet material manufactured from wood, cane or other vegetable fibers. Includes chipboard, particle board, and hardboard.

fenestration

Construction; Carpentry

The placement or arrangement and sizing of a building's windows and exterior doors.

featherboard

Construction; Carpentry

A safety device used when working with stationary routers or power saws such as table saws or band saws. The purpose of a featherboard is to prevent fingers from slipping into the saw blade. A ...

faux finishing

Construction; Carpentry

Applying a coating of finish to one material in order to make it look like another material, for example, painting wood so that it appears to be brick and mortar.

face nail

Construction; Carpentry

A nail driven in perpendicular to a piece's surface.

factory lumber

Construction; Carpentry

Lumber intended to be cut up for use in further manufacture. Graded on the percentage of the area which will produce a limited number of cuutings of a specified size and quality.