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2. Knee wall - Wikipedia

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   A knee wall is a short wall, typically under three feet (one metre) in height, used to support the rafters in timber roof construction. In his book A Visual Dictionary of Architecture , Francis D. K. Ching defines a knee wall as "a short wall supporting rafters at some intermediate position along their length."

3. Frame and panel - Wikipedia

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   The panels are usually either flat or raised. A flat panel has its visible face flush with the front of the groove in the frame. This gives the panel an inset appearance. This style of panel is commonly made from man-made materials such as MDF or plywood but may also be made from solid wood or tongue and groove planks. Panels made from MDF will ...

4. Knee (construction) - Wikipedia

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   In woodworking, a knee is a natural or cut curved piece of wood. [1] Knees, sometimes called ship's knees, are a common form of bracing in boat building and occasionally in timber framing . A knee rafter in carpentry is a bent rafter used to gain head room in an attic.

5. Pony wall - Wikipedia

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   A pony wall is a short wall.. In different circumstances, it may refer to: a half wall that only extends partway from floor to ceiling, without supporting anything.; a stem wall, a concrete wall that extends from the foundation slab to the cripple wall or floor joists.

6. Countertop - Wikipedia

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   Self or wood edge plastic laminate countertops are also very popular for those who chose to have few or no surface seams. In this style, the top shop uses substrate for the countertop out of MDF, or particle board and then glue sheets of laminate to the substrate using Contact Cement. The laminate is then trimmed using a router. This method can ...

7. Edge banding - Wikipedia

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   Edge banding or edgebanding is the name of both a process, and an associated narrow strip of material. It is used to create durable and aesthetically pleasing trim edges during finish carpentry. It is used to create durable and aesthetically pleasing trim edges during finish carpentry.

8. Arris - Wikipedia

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   Underside of a groin vault showing the arris. In architecture, an arris is the sharp edge formed by the intersection of two surfaces, such as the corner of a masonry unit; [1] the edge of a timber in timber framing; the junction between two planes of plaster or any intersection of divergent architectural details.

9. Embankment (earthworks) - Wikipedia

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   An embankment is a raised wall, bank or mound made of earth or stones, that are used to hold back water or carry a roadway. A road , railway line , or canal is normally raised onto an embankment made of compacted soil (typically clay or rock-based) to avoid a change in level required by the terrain , the alternatives being either to have an ...