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Carpentry

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

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Carpentry

bond

Construction; Carpentry

The adhesion of or ability of two items to stick to one another.

bridge

Construction; Carpentry

When a finish forms a layer over a crack or void.

burn-in

Construction; Carpentry

Method of filling a defect in wood using a hot knife and a Burn -In Stick of resin or shellac.

coat

Construction; Carpentry

The act of applying a coating to a surface.

coating

Construction; Carpentry

Any material applied to a surface leaving a protective layer on that surface. e.g. lacquer,polyurethane, vinyl, acrylic, butyrate, Danish or drying oils, and shellac are all types of coatings.

cold checking

Construction; Carpentry

the cracking of a finish due to exposure to cold temperatures.

crawling

Construction; Carpentry

When a coating applied tends to flow away from areas leaving them uncoated. This is usually caused by grease or oil contamination of the surface to be coated.

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