A block of wood used to lock in place adjacent layers of a built-up wood beam.

A projecting metal bracket, having a socket and ring for holding a flagstaff, torch, or the like; esp. used on

Abbr. for beveled plate glass

A wrench, usually double-ended, that has a closed socket which fits over the head of a bolt or a nut.

A fine-grained, very hard, dense wood, white to light yellow in color; esp. used for turned work and inlay.

A staircase whose entrance is concealed behind a door next to a fireplace; sometimes architecturally balanced by a pantry door

To encase with boards, as in the nailing of sheathing boards over studs.