Glossary

Glossary Terms

 

Adjustable Shelf: A shelf that can be moved to different heights.

 

Arch: A curved shape usually at the top of a cabinet door.

 

Base Cabinet: Also called a lower cabinet that usually sits on a toekick. Base cabinets also support countertops and are usually twenty four inches deep.

 

Base Molding: A decorative molding that looks nice and adds a finished look to flooring and walls.

 

Bookmatching Veneers: Placing multiple sheets of veneers side by side to make a mirror image of each other.

 

Crown Molding: A special carved molding used on the top of a cabinet.

 

Casing: A trim moulding that surrounds doors and windows.

 

Cathedral: A natural curved graining in wood.

 

Chase: A cut out in a cabinet for cables ,pipes or cords.

 

Concealed Hinge: Any hinge that cannot be seen from the outside of a cabinet.

 

Coniferous: Trees that do not lose their leaves and have either needles or smaller, thinner leaves than the Deciduous trees.

 

Custom: A project that is designed and made to a clients specific needs and desires.

A one of a kind.

Dado: A groove that is cut into one piece of material so that it may accept another usually at a ninety degree angle .

 

Deciduous: Trees than anually shed their leaves. and have broader wider leaves than coniferous trees.

 

Decorative Hardware: Any type of knob, pull, or handle used to open a door or drawer.

 

Distressing : A technique that adds dents, scratches and nicks to a new piece of furniture in order to give it an aged appearance.

 

Dovetail: A method of joining two pieces of wood, usually at a corner by interlocking them like a puzzle.

 

Drawer Front: A decorative panel that attaches to the front of a drawer. The drawer front is where the handle is mounted.

 

European (Euro) Style Cabinets: A style that does not use a face frame on the front outside edges of the cabinet.

 

Exposed Hinge: A hinge that is visible from the outside of a cabinet when the door is closed.

 

Face Frame Cabinets: A wood frame approximately 2 inches wide, that is attached to the front of a cabinet, framing the cabinet opening.

 

Fireplace Mantel: A decorative shelf above a fireplace.

 

Fireplace Surround: A decorative fireplace mantel with verticle sides to frame the fireplace opening.

 

Fixed Shelf: A shelf that is non adjustable

 

Five Piece Door: Consists of two verticle pieces of hard wood (stile), Two horizontal pieces of hardwood (rail) , and a center panel (Flat or Raised)

 

Flat Panel: A thin flat panel in  the center of a five piece door.

 

Flute: A decorative design grooved into a wood surface.

 

Frameless Cabinets: see European (Euro) Style Cabinets

 

Full Extension Drawer Slide: Drawer slides that allow the drawer to be pulled out completely  from the cabinet, giving you full access to the entire drawer.

 

Hardwood: Lumber that is manufactured from trees that annually lose their leaves (deciduous) Hardwood does not reference the actual hardness of the wood.

 

Inset Doors/ Drawer Fronts: Doors and Drawer fronts that are recessed to be flush with the front of the cabinet.

 

Kiln-Dried: A heated process to eliminate excess moisture from wood.

Lazy Susan: A storage unit usually round or pie shaped utilized in corner cabinets. The unit spins to get maximum useage of otherwise wasted corner space.

 

Lower Cabinet: See base cabinet.

 

Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF): A wood based product that uses small wood fibers and either glue or resin , which are compressed together to produce sheets that are available in plywood sheet sizes, usually four feet by eight feet.

 

Melamine: A durable colored coating that is applied to the outside of a substraight such as plywood or MDF.

 

Mortise: A rectangular hole that is bored into one piece of wood to accept a tenon.

Mortise and Tenon Joint: A jointery technique where the tenon on one piece of wood           fits into the mortise of the other piece.

Plywood:  Material made from thin sheets of wood that are glued and pressed together to a desired thickness.

 

Rabbet : A step or ledge that is cut into a piece of wood. Rabbets are commonly used in the inside of cabinet doors that have glass centers.

 

Rail: The horizontal hardwood pieces of either a door or a face frame.

Router: A high speed tool that accepts different profile bits to cut decorative edges, dados and rabbets.

 

Slab Door: A one piece flat door.

 

Softwood: Lumber that is manufactured from coniferous  trees . Softwood does not reference the hardness of the actual wood.

 

Stain: The process of changing the natural color of wood.

 

Stile: The verticle hardwood pieces of either a door or a face frame.

 

Tenon: The protruding part of hardwood that fits into a mortise.

 

Toe Kick: The piece below the bottom of a base cabinet that is recessed a few inches from the front of a cabinet to allow room for ones feet .

 

Upper Cabinet: A cabinet that is above a base cabinet and is attached to the wall. Usually upper cabinets are more shallow than a base cabinet.

 

Veneer:  An extremely thin layer of wood that is applied to a sub straight such as plywood or MDF.



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