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2. Baseboard - Wikipedia

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   It is an engineered wood product manufactured from refined wood fibers combined with wax and resin binders. MDF is denser and more rigid than standard particle board. Compared to solid wood trim, MDF baseboard has the advantage of being consistent in thickness and profile. It resists warping, swelling, and shrinking that can occur with natural ...

3. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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   Corner guard: Used to protect the edge of the wall at an outside corner, or to cover a joint on an inside corner. Cornice : Generally any horizontal decorative moulding Cove moulding or coving : Concave-profile moulding that is used at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling

4. Millwork - Wikipedia

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   Several examples of different types of external decorative millwork are evident at an Erie Railway train station in Orange County, NY. Most wood products used for millwork require decorative finish coatings. These finishes include stain and semi-transparent finishes or paint. [1] The finishes protect the wood from decay, warping, splitting, and ...

5. List of construction trades - Wikipedia

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   Plasterer, a tradesperson who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. [ 10 ] Plumber , a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for plumbing (drain systems), heating , drainage , fire fighting , potable (drinking) water or ...

6. Molded plywood - Wikipedia

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   Laminated wood is the term for moldings where the grain in all layers runs parallel. To increase the bending strength and reduce the swelling and shrinking behavior, laminated wood is interlocked with some transverse veneers for certain applications. Laminated wood is used for chair frames, cantilever side parts and armrests.

7. Coping (joinery) - Wikipedia

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   Coping is only ever used for internal corners. External corners are always mitred. The main reason that scribed joints are used is that timber shrinks in width far more than it does in length. By using a scribed joint rather than an internal mitre joint, the effect of shrinkage is minimised. Also it is possible to arrange the scribed joints ...