by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -E, Uncategorized
Boards expand when they heat up and contract when they cool down. This must be accounted for when spacing deck boards.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -E, Uncategorized
When the level of moisture in a board is equal to the moisture in the surrounding air. The moisture content at which wood neither gains nor loses moisture when surrounded by air at a given relative humidity and temperature.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -E, Uncategorized
Edge (vertical) Grain
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -E, Uncategorized
Eased Edges
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -E, Uncategorized
Smoothing and squaring the edge of a board so that it can be glued up evenly to another piece.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -E, Uncategorized
Lumber sawed parallel with the pith of the log and approximately at right angles to the growth rings; that is, the rings form an angle of 45 degrees or more with the wide face if the piece.
