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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

Barrier coat

Construction; Carpentry

A coat applied which separates the substrate from contact with the topcoats.

Bleeding

Construction; Carpentry

When a dye or colour absorbs through to the top layer. This is due to a common solvency of the topcoat and the dye.

Bloom

Construction; Carpentry

A bluish haze of a film usually caused by insufficient drying time of the oil stain before topcoating.

Blushing

Construction; Carpentry

A white, milky cast in a film which is caused by trapping moisture into the film. Blushing can be prevented and eliminated by slowing down the drying of the coating by adding a blush retarder.

Body

Construction; Carpentry

The thickness of viscosity of the coating while in liquid form.

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.

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