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Builders' hardware or just builders hardware is a group of metal hardware specifically used for protection, decoration, and convenience in buildings. [1] Building products do not make any part of a building, rather they support them and make them work. [2] It usually supports fixtures like windows, doors, and cabinets.
A mortise and tenon (occasionally mortice and tenon) joint connects two pieces of wood or other material. Woodworkers around the world have used it for thousands of years to join pieces of wood, mainly when the adjoining pieces connect at right angles. Mortise and tenon joints are strong and stable joints that can be used in many projects.
In adjustable shelving systems, the bracket may be in two parts, with the load-bearing horizontal support fitting into a wall-mounted slotted vertical metal strip. Brackets also are an element in the systems used to mount modern facade cladding systems onto the outside of contemporary buildings, as well as interior panels.
Blind arcade or arcading: the same applied to the wall surface. Arch A curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight. Architrave A formalized lintel, the lowest member of the classical entablature. Also the moulded frame of a door or window (often borrowing the profile of a classical architrave). Area or ...
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A stopped or blind [2] dado ends before one (stopped) or both (blind) of the cuts meets the edge of the surface. [1] A half dado is formed with a narrow dado cut into one part, coupled with a rabbet of another piece. This joint tends to be used because of its ability to hide unattractive gaps due to varying material thicknesses. [3]
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This brace could also be an ordinary cross-section wooden cross-beam, or even a board. Cross bracing can be seen in situations like flooring, where cross braces are put between floor joists in order to prevent movement. It is also commonly used for ship making in order to stand against heavy winds or extreme weather.