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2. Bead (woodworking) - Wikipedia

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   Angle bead, a projecting wood moulding at the corner of a plastered wall [4] Corner bead is similar, [4] but is usually fully embedded in plaster or drywall, and usually plastic or metal; Nosing bead, the rounded projection of a stair tread over the riser below [4] Parting bead, or parting strip, the feature that separates two sashes in a sash ...

3. Angle bracket (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   An angle bracket or angle brace or angle cleat is an L-shaped fastener used to join two parts generally at a 90-degree angle. It is typically made of metal but it can also be made of wood or plastic. Angle brackets feature holes in them for screws. A typical example use of is a shelf bracket for mounting a shelf on a wall.

4. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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   Other forms: Bead and leaf, bead and reel, bead and spindle; Beak: Small fillet moulding left on the edge of a larmier, which forms a canal, and makes a kind of pendant. [1] See also: chin-beak; Bed-mould or bed moulding: Narrow moulding used at the junction of a wall and ceiling, found under the cornice, of which it is a part. [2]

5. Mortar joint - Wikipedia

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   The result is a rustic, textured appearance. This design is not recommended for exterior building walls due to the tendency for exposed mortar to break away, degrading the wall’s appearance. Beaded joint Raising a rounded, bead-shaped segment of the mortar away from the mortar surface produces this old-fashioned, formal design.

6. Drywall - Wikipedia

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   Various sized cuts of 1 ⁄ 2 in (13 mm) drywall with tools for maintenance and installation . Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, [1] wallboard, sheet rock, gib board, gypsum board, buster board, turtles board, slap board, custard board, gypsum panel and gyprock) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of ...

7. Plasterwork - Wikipedia

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   In places where more than one corner meets; the bead's ends are cut at an angle and the 2 or more tips are placed as close together as allowable; touching but not overlapping. The bead is completely covered with plaster as well as the rest of the wall and the plaster also helps to hold it firm.

8. Wall plug - Wikipedia

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   Other varieties of wall plug are mechanical anchors for heavy duty loads and hollow wall fixings for fixing to plasterboard. The first mechanical anchor, the Rawlbolt, was designed in the 1930s by the Rawlplug company and the first fixing for hollow walls was the Toggle Bolt, which was also designed by Rawlplug in 1941.

9. Wattle and daub - Wikipedia

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   Wattle and daub is a composite building method used for making walls and buildings, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called "wattle" is "daubed" with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw. Wattle and daub has been used for at least 6,000 years and is still an important ...