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Building dictionary for the letter S - Page 5
Sawhorse
A four-legged bench, usually used in pairs, made primarily to hold wood while being sawed.
Sawmill
A plant in which logs are converted to timber by sawing.
Sawn face
See sawed finish
Scabble
To dress stone with a pick, scabbling hammer, or broad chisel, leaving prominent tool marks so that a rough surface is left. Finer dressing usually follows.
Scabbling
(1) A chip or fragment of stone produced during rough dressing. (2) Dressing down rough stone.
Scabbling hammer (scabbing hammer)
A hammer, used for rough dressing stone, with one end pointed for picking.
Scaffold
(1) Any temporary, elevated platform and its supporting structure used for supporting workmen and/or materials. (2) Any raised platform.
Scaffold board
A board used in forming a work platform on a scaffold.
Scaffold nail
See double-headed nail.
Scaffolding
A temporary structure for the support of deck forms, cartways, and/or workers, such as an elevated platform for supporting workers, tools, and materials. Adjustable metal scaffolding is frequently adapted for shoring in concrete work.
Scale
(1) A draftsman's tool with proportioned, graduated spaces. (2) A system of proportioned drawing in which lengths on a drawing represent larger or smaller lengths on a real object or surface. (3) The flaky material resulting from corrosion of metals, especially iron or steel. (4) A heavy oxide coating on copper or copper alloys resulting from exposure to high temperatures and an oxidizer. (5) Any device for measuring weight.
Scale drawing
A drawing in which all dimensions are reduced proportionately according to a predetermined scale.
Scaling
Local flaking or peeling away of the near-surface portion of hardened concrete or mortar, or of a layer from metal. See also peeling and mill scale.
Scallop
One of a series of segments of a circle, used in decorative patterns.
Scantling
(1) A small piece of timber, ordinarily yard timber, 50mm thick and less than 200mm wide, or timber not more than 125mm square. (2) The dimensions, especially width and thickness, of construction materials such as stone or timber. (3) A stud or similar upright framing timber.
Scarf
The end of one of the pieces of a scarf joint.
Scarf connection
A connection made by precasting, beveling, halving, or notching two pieces to fit together. After overlapping, the pieces are secured by bolts or other means.
Scarf joint
A joint made by chamfering, or beveling, the ends of two pieces of timber or plywood to be joined. The angled cut on each is made to correspond to the other so that the surfaces of the two pieces being joined are flush. See also scarf connection.
Scarifier
(1) An attachment, on a machine, having a series of long teeth which are used to tear up a pavement. (2) A plastering tool with long, wire-like teeth, used to scratch a plaster coat to form a surface for another coat.
Scarify
(1) To break up or scratch a surface such as earth or pavement. (2) To roughen a surface by sanding or other means to improve adhesion of paint.
Scarp
A steep slope, natural or man-made.
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