Carpentry

Carpentry

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

Industry: Construction

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clapboard

Construction; Carpentry

Wood siding composed of horizontal, overlapping boards, the lower edges of which are usually thicker than the upper.

cleat

Construction; Carpentry

Strip of wood fastened to a wall to support a shelf or fixture. Also a strip fastened across a door to add strength.

chuck

Construction; Carpentry

Built-in clamping mechanism used for holding cutting tool or material being worked on in a power rotating tool, for example, lathe, drill or router.

chase

Construction; Carpentry

A wood frame extending from an outside wall to support a chimney (prefabricated).

check rails

Construction; Carpentry

Rails of a double-hung window, made thicker to fill the opening between top and bottom sashes; usually are beveled.

chamfer

Construction; Carpentry

A beveled edge connecting two surfaces. If the surfaces are at right angles, the chamfer will typically be symmetrical at 45 degrees. Two boards butt-jointed and with chmafered edges will form a ...

A hard metal rod with a shaped tip at one end and a blunt butt end at the other that is usually struck by a hammer. Typically used as an aid to drilling operations; a drill, when brought into contact ...