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Carpentry

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

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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.

Portico

Construction; Carpentry

Small porch composed of a roof supported by columns, often found in front of a doorway.

Rough lumber

Construction; Carpentry

Lumber which has been cut to size but not dressed or surfaces.

Rotary cut veneer

Construction; Carpentry

A venner cut on a rotaing lathe in a continuous sheet, similar to how toilet paper is unwound from a roll.

Roof ridge

Construction; Carpentry

Horizontal line formed at the junction of the top edges of a roof's surfaces.

Ribbon

Construction; Carpentry

Narrow board fastened to studs or other vertical framing members which adds support to joists or similar horizontal members.

Rip cut

Construction; Carpentry

A cut made along the grain of a piece of wood.

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