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Articulator -- the strike assembly of a lockset. This is the part of a doorknob that actually latches and unlatches.
Baluster -- the spindle providing support in a rail assembly (aka the balustrade)
Casement -- Type of window in which the movable part swings outward in line with the frame's dimension.
Chair rail -- a decorative, and functional, interior trim element characterized by molding placed part way up the wall surface.
Dipped -- (v) having an item stripped of paint. Usually done at a refinishing works, in a hot or cold chemical bath.
Door Slab -- the door panel in a door assembly.
Dutchman -- a small patch made of wood and set in wood.
Hipped roof -- a roof style without flat sides like a gabled roof. Hipped roofs slope along their face to meet side walls of the structure (this one might need work).
Jamb -- the part of a door or window assembly that constitutes the finished opening.
Jig -- a template used for woodworking.
Millworks Desk -- at home centers and lumber yards. This department is typically responsible for doors and windows.
Miter -- a cut typically associated with wood. Most typically refers to a 45 degree cut that will then be paired with another 45 degree cut.
Mortise -- a recess, typically in wood, that accepts either a tenon or a piece of hardware.
Nail punch -- a hand tool with a smaller tip used to set finish nails below the surface of wood
Plumb -- exactly perpendicular to the center of the earth. In other words, true in the vertical direction.
Pre-hung doors -- interior door units typically; purchased already bored and mounted the frame.
Rack (v) -- typically associated with pre-fabbed sections of fence. Refers to the desirable or undesirable forcing of a "frame" out of square.
Reciprocating saw -- a category of power tool that is characterized typically by a thin blade, and the way it does its work -- with a rapid back and forth motion.
Ridge (roof) -- as opposed to a valley. The intersection of two roof surfaces that create an upward projection.
Shadow boxes -- a wall treatment typically built of Ogee or another diminutive trim profile. As the name would dictate, they are formed in squares to create boxes.
Split-Jamb Doors -- inexpensive pre-hung doors that are split in half at a point below the door unit's stops. The advantage is quick installation; does not require the removal of door casing before installation.
Square -- a category of tool that helps distinguish a 90 degree ideal. (More on this elsewhere.)
Torpedo Level -- a small spirit level. Typically about a foot in length.

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