A counterman's moulding guide

Accolade: decorative use of moulding in which two ogee curves meet above a door or window.

Apron: a piece of finish moulding below the sill of a window covering the rough edge of plaster or sheetrock.

Architrave: moulding around a door or other rectangular opening.

Astragal: a moulding pattern of two basic types, a Tastragal and a flat astragal. The T type is used with a pair of doors to keep one from swinging through the opening. The flat type is for decoration.

Back Band: a rabbetted moulding used to surround the outside edge of a casing.

Back Miter: an angle cut starting from the end and coming back on the face of the stock.

Baluster: columns or spokes used in a stair rail as support and/or decoration.

Base Cap: moulding applied to the top edge of the baseboard.

Base Shoe: moulding applied between the baseboard and the floor.

Bead: a narrow, half-round moulding, attached to or milled on a larger piece; also square or rectangular trim less than one inch in width and thickness.

Bowtell: a plain round moulding.

Casing: trim applied around the tops and sides of windows & doors.

Chair Rail: a type of moulding usually applied to a wall about I /3 the distance from the floor and parallel to it.

Coping: a process in which two moulding strips are fitted together at an angle by cutting one to fit the design of the other.

Corner Protector: a moulding installed on the outside corners of interior partitions to protect and finish the joint.

Cove: a type of moulding with a concave profile used at corners, particularly as a ceiling cornice.

Dovetail Moulding: a moulding in which interlocked triangles are used.

Drip Cap: moulding placed on the top of exterior door and window casings.

Drop Moulding: a type of panel moulding lying below the face of the framing.

Finger-jointed: moulding made from short pieces of wood joined together with factory-made finger joints.

Glass Bead: a type of moulding used to hold glass in place (also called glass stop, putty bead, glazing bead, staff bead).

Half Round: a type of moulding whose profile is a half circle.

Lineal Moulding: sold on a random length basis as distinguished from cut-to-length mouldings which are trimmed to specific lengths.

Ogee: a moulding contour much like the letter S.

Panel Mould: a decorative moulding originally used to trim raised panel wall construction.

Miter: cutting the end of a piece at any angle other than a right angle.

Miter Box: a guide to aid in cutting a miter.

Miter Joint: joining two pieces by cutting the end of each by bisecting the angle by which they are joined.

Moulding: a shaped strip of wood or other materialused as a decorative trim

Moulding&Better: a grade combination purchased by moulding producers.

Pattern: any of a number of standard shapes, moulds or configurations to which lumber is machined.

Profile: to cut or saw to a particular pattern.

Quarter Round: a moulding used as a shoe base, inside corner moulding or to cover any 90o recessed juncture.

Raised Moulding: raised above the surface to which it is applied.

Round: a semicircular to full round moulding such as a closet rod.

Scotia: a deep, concave moulding more than l/4 round in section.

Screen Mould: originally used in construction of screens, now used at the edge of a shelf.

Shelf Cleat; used in closets to support a shelf (also a shelf strip).

Shoe Moulding: used at the bottom of a baseboard to cover space between finished flooring and baseboard.

Shorts: short pieces of moulding.

Solid Moulding: produced from a single piece of wood as opposed to finger-jointed produced from two or more pieces of wood joined end to end.

Sprung Moulding: has its interior corner beveled off to better fit a right angle joint.

Standard Lengths: 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 ft.

Stock Woodwork: mouldings that are stocked in inventory.

Stool: moulded interior trim serving as a sash or window frame sill cap.

Stop: moulding nailed to the face of a door frame to prevent the door from swinging through or to hold the bottom sash of a double hung window in place.

String Tied: a bundle of small pieces of mouldings tied by twine (also string tied & bundled, ST&ts).

Trims: mouldings and other finish materials.

DeJinitions used in this guide are based on in/brmation,lbund in "Terms o.f The Trade" and "Carpentry" -ed.

ttory at a Glance

Definitions needed to sell moulding to both d-i-y and contractor customers. for use in employee education or posting at sales oounter.

Ilotnt l)tpot paitl $1.4 nrillron lilr l site in l;ast -l'ownc ('rossing. a sh0pping ccnlcr unclcr rlcvclopnrcnt in Knoxville.'l'n., with pluns to ol)cn il storc itt spring ol' 1990... llcrnic Marcus. chairnran ancl cco. anlrounced plans lrlr lnolhcr llctl'() Atlanta, ( ia.. storc this yclr atrd llrobably two nrorc rtcxt yeitr. .

Ittvl"s will opcn a 4.S,(XX) sq. li. unit costing $.5 ntillion in ('rossvillc, '1 n., this lirll; a ncw Wcst ,\shcvillc. N.(.. slorc olrcncd in early sulnllcr.

('urrcll'.s Do- lt ('(ttt(r. l:lk ('ity, Ok., is the flrst I)o-lr ('enrar to open in the statc . . Wit'ke.s Lttnthcr. Jackson, Tn., cntertainecl contractors at a reccnt clinncr/product show..

'l'inrlalls, /nr'.. has adcled a ncw showr<lonr and warchousc at its Knoxville, 'l n., storc . lllu.s.sa.v' Ru ildar's .\upply, ll ichrnond, Va., hits repairecl over a half' nrilliorr ckrllars of danrage caused by a nricl-.lune storm.

"['wo I lund.v Dan stores irr Austin. Tx., according to unconflrmed reports, have a 90(h probability of closing... highway construction is blanred: the F.. Ilen White Illvd. store is slated to be torn down and the Research lllvd. unit will lose a portion of its parking l0t. conllrnratiOn wlls unavailable fiom parent Chonnel Hlm( Centers.

Itomc Dcpot is among the stores destined to receive shinmenls ol'bar cotlcd lumber this month lrom Borse Cascade which is adding bar code capability at its [:lgin, Or., nrill.

Lowe's home illumination sales increased 27(Xr in the first quarter over the same period in 1988; millwork including doors and windows rose by doubledigit percentages.

Ncgotiations bctwccn ('lturtru'l IItutta ('(ttt(rsirnd .ttlrt lli'.tt ('tts., l)allas. '1 x., lirr acquisitiort ol' llundr' l)un. llunlv ('ilt'lrtd I ltur.si'rt'ttrhs rcp()rtc(lly urc slill in l)r()grcss although rtcitltcr would contntenl.

'l hc $l.-lli.6 rnillion buvout ol' .!r'ol/r'ls. \\ intcr llavcn. l:1.. hr (ilJ-lnno is contplctc; anal-v-sts prcrlict thc llrusscls. llclgiunt, group will prohably takc thc contl)intv llrivatc altlrouglr ntirnitge ltlcnt lt.titcle no contntcnt.

'l ttrl<'rson-'l'ull.v (b., N{cnrphis '1n., is cclcbrating its l(X)th birthtfay this ycar . llltxlcnt lluilder.s .\trp1il.t' ('o., lnt'., N'lountain V'icw. Ar.. is observing its 2.5th arrnivcrsary.

T'nrs ./rusl uddctl u tnrinirtg ccnter :rs part ol'an expansion at thc Valdosta. (ia.. plant... ('ooptr Indtrstrics, lttc. will acquirc the Winlovt' litslriort.s l)iv'isiott of' lnstntmcnt .5'lis/r'lr^s ('orp.'s ('lopu.t' ('orp. incluclirrg the nrfr. lacility in ('ovirtgtort, T-n....

Rubbennaid lnt'. and .4llibert .1.1. have formed a joint-venture company. Ru bbt,rntuitl-..lllibert lnt'.. headquartered in Stanley, N.('..

l\(x,mun'l'onks Ittc'., Shcphcrdsville, Kv., now owns l'ult'ort Lot'k, Ilarlot' Produt'ts ('orp., Normhau lnr'., Qualit.y Ilanlwart, Ll/,c. (.o. ancl llarvcj, Itartlv'ttrc as well as Monarch Hartlv,urt and Monurt'lt Door Contxtls in Shepherclsville ancl Rotltle.v Bra.rs in Mt. Washington, Ky...

Century Slx,cialt.y l{ood Prodlr'ls, North Little Rock, Ar., has a new southern pine mfg. plant in Ilope, Ar., John Kimbrell mgr. Alabama Oak f'looring (1o.. Ciuin, Al., has tenrporarily ceased operations. .

Buildlng Productr Dlgeet

IJntphlatt Lturthcr ('o., /lt. has conrplcted a southcrn llinc sawnrill in Mcllcth. S.('., rcplacing a sawnrill dcstroycrl by frre in 1988...

l'ritnk l)cnny. l'rank l)owcrs, l.uwrcncc llavcn. Michacl M<trIott uncl 'lhonras Klinrback. all lirrnrcr lJuihfur.s .\t1uun' tol) nt0nifgct'ftcnl. rrrc tlcvckrping Ollice Itnulut'ts tt/ .lnn'riru. a warch<luse type ollicc llroclucts contpany.

.\uttarlield I.tunhcr ('o. lnc.. Itusscllvillc. r\r.. lras l'ilccl a ( ltlptcr l l btnkruptcy pctition ... ltussell und Iltrgltts Ltttrrber ( ir,, ('ollinwo<ld, 'l'n.. suli'crcd tttoclcratc clanragc lionr a boiler house cxpkrsion.

( utttcxtn l|'ltolculc reopcned l11 r\nrarilkl.'l'x.. branch and stirrtcd tr l t. \l'orth. '1x.. branch (scc 1r. l9 lirr story) ('unlor opcncd a ('harkrttc, N.('., ofllcc.

'l'ltomp.sttrt & l:orrnb.y' lttc.. I\lcnrphis. 1n.. is l'lcgotiilting lrurchase <r1' the Red l)t,r:il line l'rortr lnsilut ('orp. I{obert J. f .irx hirs acquircd .-1m(ri(iln ,Slove l)rtxltttt.s. Mcnrphis, T n.

('ottt.t' l:ora.sl Producl.s has been lbrmed irr (ireensboro, N.(i., by Steve (lclnowell . . . lloznS, I'-orest Products, Ilranralea, Ontario, (lanada, has operred an oflrce in Spartanburg, S.C., Ed Bonnay, mgr.. ..

htlcan Metal Produt'ts. Inc.. flirminghanr. Al.. is now Vulcan Producls, Inr'. . . We),erhaeuser Co. is expanding its Design('e nter concept into Atlanta, (ia., antl l)allas. Tx.

l'lt'g1t1,vl1sg11rgy i< building a plant in Ayden. N.('., with dry kiln, lurnber handling ancl flnishing mill equipment installed by I rvington ll{oorc. Jacksonville. t.1....

HottsinK sturts l-or June (latest figs.) leaped 701, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.4 million units... nrulti-family construction accounted for the 7(Xr rebound; single fumily hclme starts iell 2tlr . . slarts in the south were up 5.8%r .,. building permits were down 3.5%r.

"Just-in-time" Demand Grows

Greater reliance on distribution yard strategies in 1987 helped North American Wholesale Lumber Association member companies achieve total sales of $9,446,178,600, an increase of 9.70/o over 1986 figures.

An analysis of the total wholesale lumber sales volume figure, taken from NAWLA's annual 1988 sales survey, reveals a continuing trend towards distribution yard wholesaling.'Nicholas R. Kent, executive vice president of NAWLA, believes this trend is consistent with the growing demand for "just-in-time" delivery by the retail trade.

"As more retail customers seek to improve their cash flow and control inventory costs with 'Just-intime" practices, the importance and value of purchasing stock and processed, raw material from a wholesale distributor dramatically increases," he said. "When you consider all of the costs of distribution, especially for storing and handling inventory, working with a NAWLA lumber wholesaler is clearly the more lucrative approach for retailers and industrial buyers."

Total distribution yard shipments by NAWLA members climbed 33%, fueled by the move towards more distribution yards per company and a 270/o increase in billings per yard.

Industry War Chest Donation

Members of the National Hardwood Lumber Association's board of directors have raised $150.000 in pledges and contributions for the work of the American Forest Resources Alliance.

growth in the d-i-y market for outdoor and remodeling materials, southern pine is featured in a porch and deck addition in Better Homes & Gardens and a remodeling and deck project in Woman's Day. Plans for both are available to d-i-yers from the Southern Pine Marketing Council.

That's A Lot Of D-l-Y Sales

Home Quarters Warehouse, Hampton, Va., on a recent Saturday tallied 3,936 customers purchasing a total of $133,000.

Fenestration Certification Plan

The building industry now has assurances of quality control for windows, doors, skylights and other related products through the Fenestration Certification Program conducted by the National Association of Home Builders National Research Center.

The Fenestration Certification Program, the newest addition to the testing programs, tests for such factors as air infiltration, water performance and overall structural performance.

SP On Top Of Building Trends

Southern pine markets continue to expand with Permanent Wood Foundations and decks achieving wider use.

Seven two-story apartments built in Memphis, Tn., with southern pine foundations are creating nationwide interest. A new chain of HowardJohnson hotels will utilize southern pine all-wood frame construction with the first of 15 AmeriSuites being built in Little Rock, Ar.

As analysts predict extended

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