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Kerf a saw cut Because saw teeth are bent slightly to the sides the kerf Is wider than the thickness Of the blade Lintel a horizontal timber over a door or window open which supports the walls directly above the opening Mortise a hole cut In a piece of wood to receive another piece of wood or a lock etc A common Joint is the mortise and tenon The tenon goes into the mortise Nosing a wood edge that has been rounded like the front edge a stair tread Oilstone a whetstone used for finish sharpening of cuttirg tools It is treated with oil to prevent the tiny steei particles ground off tools from clogging the pores of the stone Parquet a wood floor constructed of small blocks laid in decorative pattern Quirk a little groove separating a molding or bead from an adjoining sur face Also a groove separa ting two parts of a molding a very fine abrasive powder finer than pumice used ot give lure and cabinet work a beautiful finish S Shake a thick shingle with a very rough texture Usually made from red cedar shakes are pro duced In random widths from to 14 inches and in longlhs of 18 or 24 inches T Tang the slender pro jecting part of a tool like a filo chisel etc in serted into a handle and holds the two pieces to gether Upright any vertical timber In a structure V Veneer a very thin sheet of beautiful wood glued to a base of interior wood Since a wood veneer of say gany costs less than a solid piece of mahogany of the same thickness they are extensively used in furniture making Warp as a mount is a bend or twist in a of wood Warping results from the shrinkage of wood cells when wood dries out use In laying out When an Incorrect line is made put an over it so that the correct line next to It will not be con fused Yew an evergreen tree usually from the west coast whoso wood is in tool handles or cabinet work a west cabinet wood with a straw colored background and parallel brown stripes