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Bauhaus Wood + Masonry 2 Flashcards

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One of the elongated, supporting, and conductive cells in woody tissue, having tapering closed ends and lignified walls oriented parallel to the axis of a stem or branch

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Tracheid

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The softer, more porous portion of an annual ring that develops early in the growing season, characterized by large, thin-walled cells

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Springwood

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To store wood products, as millwork and flooring, in an interior space until the materials adapt to the moisture content and temperature of the new improvement

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Acclimatize

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The dimensional contraction of a wood piece occurs when its moisture content falls below the fiber-saturation point

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Shrinkage

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A curvature across the width or face of a wood piece, measured at the point of greatest deviation from a straight line drawn from edge to edge of the piece

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Cup

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A curvature along the length of a wood piece, measured at the point of greatest deviation from a straight line drawn from end to end of the piece

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Bow

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Wood grain having annual rings at an angle to the length of a piece, resulting from sawing at an angle to the axis of a log

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Diagonal grain

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A knot held firmly in place by growth or position

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Tight knot

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A curvature along the edge of a wood piece, measured at the point of greatest deviation from a straight line drawn from end to end of the piece

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Crook

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Wood grain characterized by narrow, inconspicuous annual rings with little difference in pore size between springwood and summerwood

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Close grain

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Woodgrain having large pores. Also called open grain.

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Coarse texture

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A short timber diagonal member used to cross brace and stiffen the joist in a timber joist floor laterally

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Herringbone strutting

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The cutting and framing of timbers around an opening

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Trimming

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One of the number of short wooden pieces inserted between the principal members of a half-timbered wall to strengthen the frame and retain the brick infill

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Nog

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A rigid structure of slender load-bearing members joined together, for attaching and supporting cladding, infill, and other components

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Framework

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A timber strips attached to the frame of roof or wall as a base to receive a finish such as tiling, boarding, or cladding, or to support a construction

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Battening

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Any joint used to join two long pieces or members together end on end to form one long piece

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Lengthening joint

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A timber lengthening joint for connecting two timbers end to end by cutting and overlapping to provide a gluing or fixing edge

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Scarf joint / Scarfed joint

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A joint for flush timber boarding, chipboard, etc. in which each board is milled with a flange or tongue along one long edge and a channel or groove along the other, designed to fit into one another when the boards are laid edge-on as flooring and cladding

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Tounge and groove joint

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A hard, ovoid, or swirling growth evident in the surface of sawn timber, a branch stem in the original tree cut through its width

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Knot

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The hammering or bending over of the exposed ends of driven nails or bolts on the reverse side of construction to prevent the joints from working loose

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Clinching / Clenching

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A joint fixed with a bolt or bolts

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Bolted joint

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A piece fixed to or incorporated in a timber lengthening joint to strengthen or stiffen it

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Splicing piece

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In timber frame construction, a joint in which the member to be housed in dovetailed into a recess

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Dovetailed housing

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In timber jointing, a square cut made into a member received by another member to prevent movement within the joint

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Cog

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In timber frame construction, a notch cut into the end of an inclined timber to receive a horizontal timber running perpendicular to it

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Birdsmouth sally

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A timber angle joint in which the end of one timber is cut with a groove or slot to fit into a suitably shaped cutting in the side of another

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Bridle joint

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In a timber frame construction, a specially hewn tenon joint for housing the ends of joists, pinned to increase its bearing capacity

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Tusk tenon joint

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Any timber tenon joint using wedges driven in tightening

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Wedge joint

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In traditional timber-framed construction, a tenon made in the top of a post, housed in a mortise in a horizontal member above

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Teazle tenon joint

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A timber joint in which two tendons inserted in a common mortise from opposite sides are splayed to abut one another

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Splayed tenon joint

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In timber frame construction, a joint in which the end of a post is received into a housing in a horizontal sill or head member

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Stump tenon joint

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The angle of grain relative to a line parallel to the length of a wood piece

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Preservative

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Wood impregnated with chemicals applied under pressure to reduce its resistance to decay and insect infestation

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Pressure-treated wood

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A metal ring or cap placed around the end of a wooden post or handle to prevent splitting

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Ferrule

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An eccentric load applied at some point below the upper end of a timber column, the static effect of which is assumed to be equivalent to the same load applied axially plus an additional side load applied at midheight

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Pressure-treated wood

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Book matching in which the figures in adjacent sheets slope in opposite directions

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Herringbone matching

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A horizontal timber on a post for enlarging the bearing area and reducing the free span of a beam

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Bolster

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A hardboard impregnated with a drying oil or other oxidizing resin and baked to improve its hardness and moisture resistance

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Tempered hardboard

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The longitudinal slicing of a half-log parallel to a line through its center, producing a veneer with a bold, variegated wavy figure

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Flat slicing

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A group of knots appearing in the surface grain pattern of seasoned timber

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Knot cluster

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A knot in seasoned timber which appears on the longitudinal corner of a sawn plank

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Arris knot

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In the conversion of timber, curved-edged or waney boards cut from the edge of a log, often with attached bark

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Slab

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The curved edge of a timber board cut from the edge of a log, with or without bark

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Wane / Waney timber

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In timber grading, an elongated oval knot formed from a branch that has been cut lengthways, which crosses an arris on a sawn board

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Splay knot

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A knot near a corner or arris of a piece of timber

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Margin knot

47
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A knot in seasoned timber formed by two or more branches in close proximity cut at the same point

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Branched knot

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The hammering of nails into a surface at an angle when attaching a timber on end or to provide a stronger fixing

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Skew nailing

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The nailing of timber boarding so that the nails remain hidden

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Secret nailing

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Longitudinal beveled halved joint, straight beveled halved joint; a timber lengthening joint in which the halved ends are beveled to fit together

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Beveled scarf joint

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