Carpentry

Carpentry

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

Industry: Construction

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ledger

Construction; Carpentry

A support strip attached to vertical structural members or framing for supporting joists or other horizontal member.

Building material fastened to the framing to provide a base for application of plaster. Can be made of wood, gypsum, metal or insulating board. The lath and plaster method declined in the 1950s, as ...

lally column

Construction; Carpentry

Cylindrical steel member for supporting beams and girders. Can be filled with concrete sometimes.

lap joint

Construction; Carpentry

A technique for joining two pieces of material by overlapping them. A lap may be a full lap or half lap. The full lap is a very basic method of joining two members and requires little or no joinery ...

kraft paper

Construction; Carpentry

A building paper that is strong and relatively coarse. Kraft paper is usually a brown colour but can be bleached to produce white paper. Used to face blanket insulation materials and as flashing ...

lacquer

Construction; Carpentry

A clear or coloured varnish that dries by solvent evaporation and often a curing process as well that produces a hard, durable finish, in any sheen level from ultra matte to high gloss and that can ...

knot

Construction; Carpentry

A particular type of imperfection in a piece of wood; it will adversely affect the technical properties of the wood. A knot is an area that once formed either the base of a side branch or a dormant ...