A moulding attached to one of a pair of swinging doors against which another door strikes.

A simple moulding sometimes used around the outer edge of plain rectangular casing as a decorative feature.

Vertical members in a railing used between a top rail and the stair treads or a bottom rail.

A board placed against the wall around a room next to the floor to finish properly between the juncture of the floor and wall.

Moulding used to trim the upper edge of interior baseboard.

A trim piece that is used in conjunction with baseboard moulding. This trim is used to hide any variances in height between the base moulding and flooring.

A moulding in an angle, as between the overhanging cornice or eaves of a building and the side walls.

Birds produce small holes which are starting points for brown to blackish mineral streaks.

Small areas in the wood where fibers form circular figures which look like birds eyes.

A bluish or grayish discoloration of the sapwood caused by the growth of certain mold like fungi on the surface and in the interior of a piece, made possible by the same condition that favor the growth of other fungi.

A flat wise deviation from a straight line drawn from top to bottom; a curvature along the length of the item.

The rounded end or edge of a wood member, i.e. bull nose stair tread, often used interchangeably with the term nosed.

Moulding of various width and thickness used to trim door and window openings at the jambs. Casing hides the seem between the structure and the adjoining wall.

A moulding that normally falls at the height of 3 to 4 feet and bands an entire room. Originally incorporated for wall protection, chairrails are now primarily for decoration, to cap wainscoting or as a divider between different wall treatments.

A knot which has a flat surface and no openings in the surface. A closed knot can vary in size.

To cut or shape the end of a moulded wood member so that it will cover and fit the contour of the sticking coping.

Square blocks used in lieu of mitering the side and head casing.

A moulding with a concave fare used as trim or to finish interior corners.

Designed for use with a crown to be placed in the corners or mid-room, offering the option of not mitering the crown. Also provides an ornate look to your room.

A moulding used whenever an interior angle is to be covered at the juncture of the wall and ceiling.

A deviation from a straight line drawn from side to side; a curvature along the width of the item.

Occurs when a wavy grain becomes irregular

The part of a door frame which surrounds and contact the edges of the stiles and top rail of a door. Jambs may be classified as head, side, and plain or rabbeted.

A corner rounded or shaped to a slight radius to lessen splintering and paint failure.

Flat parts which are nailed to the inside edges of the window or door frame so that it will fit a wider wall.

A narrow band of wood between two flutes in a wood membrane, a flat, square moulding separating other mouldings, in a stair work, a thin shoe or sub rail between balusters, sometimes a neck moulding.

A classification of lumber based upon its aesthetic appearance.

The direction, size, arrangement, appearance or quality of the fibers in wood.

Can be recognized by their normally broad, flat leaf structure and are deciduous, losing their leaves every year.

The horizontal casing across the top of the window or door frame.

The wood that extends from the true center of the tree to the sapwood is referred to as heartwood. This wood is normally darker and more resistant to rot and decay than the sapwood. The non-living center portion of a tree which is darker and stronger than sapwood.

A wood member moulded or surfaced on four sides.

The wood fibers are irregular due to crotches and knots.

The side and head lining of a doorway, window or other opening.

Lumber that has been kiln dried often to moisture content of 6 to 12 percent.

In lumber, the portion of a branch or limb of a tree that appears on the edge or face of the piece.

A grouping of pin knots.

Lumber is a product of the sawmill and planing mill not further manufactured other than by sawing, resawing and passing lengthwise through a standard planing machine, crosscutting to length and matching.

Generally all building materials made of finished wood and manufactured in millwork plants and planning mills are included under the term millwork. It includes such items as windows, doors, panel work, stairways, mouldings and interior trim.

Mineral stains appear as a dark, blotchy area with undefined boundaries. They can turn an entire board dark in color.

Appears as a dark well defined streak running parallel to the grain. It can be measured easily by length and width.

The joint of two pieces at an angle that bisects the joining angle, i.e., the miter joint at the side and head casing at a door opening is made at a 45 degree angle.

Weight of the water contained in the wood, usually expressed as a percentage of the weight of the oven dry wood.

Worked into a form or shape and referring to wood member other than those surfaced four sides.

A woodworking machine designed to run mouldings and other wood member with regular or irregular profiles.

A relatively narrow strip of wood usually shaped to a profile throughout its length; used to accent and emphasize the ornamentation of a structure and to conceal surface or angle joints.

A vertical element that divides a window into separate lights or panes. Can also be used to cover seams.

A post to which the end of a stair railing or baluster is fastened.

The projecting edge of a moulding or drip. Usually applied to the projecting moulding on the edge of a stair tread.

A knot that has an opening on the surface of the wood, it can vary in size.

Used to protect corners or to cover the ragged edge where the wall covering and painted surfaces meet at an outside corner.

A decorative moulding used in panel work.

A formed panel consisting of particles of wood flakes, shavings, slivers, etc. bonded together with a synthetic resin or other added binder, compressed to density and then cured under controlled heat and pressure.

Rabbeted moulding forming a frame for pictures.

Sound knots less than ¼ inch in diameter.

An opening extending parallel to the annual rings of growth that usually contains, or has contained either solid or liquid pitch.

A square block of wood placed at the bottom of side door casing to terminate the casing as well as the base, since door casing and bases are moulded.

A small moulding that has the cross section of a quarter circle.

A rectangular longitudinal groove cut in the corner edge of a board or plank.

Four eased edges, solid oak laminate to serve as a hand support

Each of the vertical boards closing the spaces between the treads of stairways.

A decorative element featuring a design, often used with a plinth block and fluted moulding.

The outer zone of wood, next to the bark. In the living tree it contains some living cells (the heartwood contains none), as well as dead and dying cells. In most species, it is lighted colored than the heartwood. In all species, it is lacking in decay resistance.

A small moulding of several different patterns to cover screening where it is nailed or stapled to the screen frame.

A moulding installed at the base of various members of a structure.

Vertical casing on either side of the window or door opening.

Finished faceboard used to cover rough stair stringer.

Also known as a tight knot, a sound knot is completely solid with no parts of the knot being moveable. The knot shows no signs of decay.

Caused by lumber having contact with stickers used in the drying process. The stain is quite deep and almost impossible to remove by surfacing the lumber.

A moulding primarily used in window and door trim.

The wood fibers run parallel to the vertical axis of the tree.

An astragal, T- liked shaped, which is rabbeted to the approximate thickness of the swinging door.

A strip of wood or metal with beveled edges over the finished floor and the sill of exterior doors.

The horizontal board in a stairway on which the foot is placed.

A partial tread used around stairwells, also stair nosing.

A deviation in which one or two corners of the item are out of plane with the other corners.

Thin sheets of wood made by rotary cutting or slicing of a log.

Wood panels or boards tat cover the lower portion (usually 3 to 4 feet above the floor) of a wall, often capped with a moulding.

Any distortion in the plane of the item itself and not its relationship to the frame of jamb in which it is to be hung. The term warp includes bow, cup and twist.

Colors of the stain vary from gray, brown and black staining and it can occur before or after drying of the lumber.

The wood fibers appear as regular patterned short waves.

Size may vary from 1/64 inch to 3/16 inch in diameter.