Glossary

A waffle face is a textured or raised grid pattern on a framing hammer face for better traction when striking a nail head.

A wall brush is a high volume brush type for painting walls and other large flat surfaces

Wane is a missing corner of a board’s square milled edge as a result of cutting the board from a location in the log that was too close to the outer tree perimeter

Water hammer is the hydraulic shock that happens when water pressure within a plumbing circuit changes suddenly causing vibration and movement in the pipes and fittings of a plumbing circuit.

Water-based refers to paint or other chemical compound that has water as the main ingredient for viscosity

Web reinforcement for TJI joists where joist hangers or other connections need to be made

 Center material in a TJI or open web truss. Used to hold the flanges (TJI) or chords (open web truss) in place

A weep hole is a drain feature on a window that allows trapped water to exit

A wet edge is the workablearea where paint has just been applied to a surface where overlap can occur without overbrushing

A window frame is a four-sided section of the window unit that holds the fixed or movable sashes