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Home Hardware Home of the Handyman Do You Know Your Your Handyman has as a group of handy man words that you have often heard but werent quite sure of their meaning A Apron a horizontal board set on edge under the front edge of a flat surface The piece of trim nailed to the wall underneath a window sill is call an apron Bleeding Wood is said to bleed when resin or solu salts in it stain paint on the surface Knols in resin wood like pine are prone to bleed They should be coated with knot sealer before the final finish C Chamfer A chamfer Is the edge of board with the sharp corner removed by planing to a angle Dutchman a piece of wood used to plug any hole or gap such as a hole made In the wrong place for a pluming pipe E Escutcheon the metal plate surrounding a keyhole The metal plate under some draw pulls or the plate cover the hole under a door knob F Ferrule a ring of metal used at the end of a wooden handle on some tools such as files chisels screwdrivers to strengthen the handle where the blade enters it Gusset a small board of piece of plywood which strengthens a corner in a truss When trusses are mass produced steel gussets with many rail like pro jections are used to speed up the assembly process H Header a large timber to which joists are attached at right angles when framing around an opening In a floor or roof The heavy hori timber over a door or window opening Is called a header but is properly known as a lintel 1 Intaglio a carving which is sunk below the surface as opposed to cameo which is embossed J Jamb one of the Inner surfaces of door or openings In a door opening strike plate for the lock is set in one side jamb the hinges are set in the other