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bar clamp

A clamping device used in carpentry; consists of a long bar with adjustable clamping jaws.

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bar molding

A rabbeted molding applied to the edge of a counter or bar to serve as a nosing.

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bar tracery

A pattern formed by interlocking bars of stone within the arch of a Gothic window.

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baluster side

On an Ionic capital, the return face (having the form of a concave roll), reaching from volute to volute.

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backsaw

A saw having a metal strip along its back to stiffen it; has many small teeth for fine, accurate sawing, as for

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balustrade

An entire railing system (as along the edge of a balcony) including a top rail and its balusters, and sometimes a bottom

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backflow preventer

A device used to prevent water (or other liquids) from being siphoned into a potable water system.

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