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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

Stucco

Construction; Carpentry

A coating for exterior walls made from portland cement, lime, sand, and water.

Strike plate

Construction; Carpentry

Metal plate fastned to or mortised into face of door frame side jamb for receiving the lock bolt or latch when the door is shut.

Stoop

Construction; Carpentry

Steps which lead to the front door; from the dutch "stoep. "

Waferboard

Construction; Carpentry

Formed panels fabricated from thin, long chips of wood. Wafers are coated with resin and bonded with pressure and heat.

Vent pipe

Construction; Carpentry

Plumbing pipe installed to provide air flow to or from drainage system. Also provides circulation of air to prevent siphonage and back pressure in trap seals.

Volute

Construction; Carpentry

A carved spiral form in classical architecture; often used in pairs as in the capitals of ionic columns.

Veneered wall

Construction; Carpentry

A fram buidling wall with facing of masonry. They are nonloadbearing.

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