Carpentry

Carpentry

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

Industry: Construction

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plumbing stack

Construction; Carpentry

The vertical main system of vent, soil or waste plumbing.

purlins

Construction; Carpentry

Horizontal members in a roof supporting rafters between the ridge board and the plate.

push stick

Construction; Carpentry

Hand tool, stick or pole used for pushing a workpiece during operation of a power saw, router jointer or planer.

(also known as rebate) a recess or groove cut into the edge of a piece of machineable material, usually wood. When viewed in cross-section, a rabbet is a two-sided l shaped channel, open to the edge ...

plunge cut

Construction; Carpentry

A cut used to make a start hole for a reciprocating saw. The saw is held with its blade teeth nearly flush to the wood surface, then a cut is made through as the saw is tilted to a normal position.

radial drill press

Construction; Carpentry

Large drill press having a head which can be moved along an arm that radiates from the machine's column. As it is possible to swing the arm relative to the machine's base, a radial arm drill press is ...