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2. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   Fiber cement nail – a nail for installing fiber cement siding; Finish nail (bullet head nail, lost-head nail) – A wire nail with a small head intended to be minimally visible or driven below the wood surface and the hole filled to be invisible; Gang nail – a nail plate; Hardboard pin – a small nail for fixing hardboard or thin plywood ...

3. Toenailing - Wikipedia

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   Toenailing or skew-nailing is a viable, structurally sound method [1] of the driving of a nail at a roughly 30° [2] angle to fasten two pieces of wood together, typically with their grains perpendicular. The term comes colloquially from fastening wood at the bottom, or toe, of the board.

4. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Wall framing in house construction includes the vertical and horizontal members of exterior walls and interior partitions, both of bearing walls and non-bearing walls. . These stick members, referred to as studs, wall plates and lintels (sometimes called headers), serve as a nailing base for all covering material and support the upper floor platforms, which provide the lateral strength along a

5. Truss connector plate - Wikipedia

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   Metal connector plates. A truss connector plate, or gang plate, is a kind of tie. Truss plates are light gauge metal plates used to connect prefabricated light frame wood trusses. They are produced by punching light gauge galvanized steel to create teeth on one side. The teeth are embedded in and hold the wooden frame components to the plate ...

6. Clapboard - Wikipedia

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   Clapboard (/ ˈ k l æ b ə r d /), also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of those terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping. Contemporary use of clapboard/weatherboard and corrugated galvanised iron in Australia

7. Wood shingle - Wikipedia

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   Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau (North America) installation and maintenance guidelines. Installation, Care, and Maintenance of Wood Shake and Shingle Roofs United States Department of Agriculture; The Wood Shake and Shingle Roof Hazard; Indications Of Cedar Shingles Or Shake Shingles That Need Replacement.

8. Sill plate - Wikipedia

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   A sill plate or sole plate in construction and architecture is the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached. The word "plate" is typically omitted in America and carpenters speak simply of the "sill". Other names are rat sill, ground plate, ground sill, groundsel, night plate, and midnight sill. [1 ...

9. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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   bevel. Also called a bevelled or beveled edge. An edge of a structure that is not perpendicular to the faces of the piece, e.g. by being cut on a diagonal, typically in order to soften a sharp edge for the sake of safety, wear resistance, or aesthetics, or to facilitate mating with another piece.