Sticker
Shaping of moulding produced by a wood plane or Sticker machine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxSOzfjcPHU
String
The two outer sections of a staircase where either one or both sides are fix to the adjoining walls
Tanalised Timber
Tanalised timber.
TANALISED, is timber which has been impregnated with TANALITH (a combination of copper and organic biocide) wood preservative. See VAC-VAC.
Timber treated in the same pressurised chambers as for the Vac-Vac process
and is more associated with sawn timber and coloured green or brown.
Generally used for external works such as fencing, sheds, posts and cladding.
Tannic Acid in Wood
Tannic Acid
Tannins in wood is held in the the sap and or residue and is activate during the timber drying process, when the moisture carries the Tannis onto the timber surface. The staining is shown byway of a yellowish, dark grey or blueish colour. As this residual staining will bleed through an applied paint coating special primers have to used.
Translucent Wood Finishes
Semi-opaque wood finishes, which allow the natural woodgrain and texture to be seen through the film.
The degree of transparency is depends on colour with the lighter tints such Light Oak being the most transparent and darker colours such as Ebony and Walnut being less transparent.
Turks Head -Striker Brush
Turks Head/Striker Brush
A Turks Head / Striker brush has a distinctive round, angled head for awkward areas and slightly out of normal reach.
Vac-Vac Treated Timber
Vac-Vac Treated Timber.
Timber which is impregnated with a clear water based wood preservative, VACSOL (fungicides and insecticide) byway of a double vacuum process.
Generally used in building construction, windows, roofing and internal stud work.
Waste Disposal
Waste Disposal.
On construction site the disposal of building waste including paint and hazardous liquids should be cover at your site induction toolbox talk.
At this time information and disposal stations facilities should be available.
On domestic projects checks should be made with the local authorities regarding facilities and regulations for commercial wastage.
Under no circumstances should paint products be disposed of into the nation water drainage system.
Part used paint containers should be filled with either sand or sawdust to consolidate the liquid and allow to dry be for disposal.
Dirty solvent (white spirit etc.) is classified as hazardous and should labelled according as this type of product can be reclaimed.
Tips:
Part tins of water based paints are available they could be offered to a local community organisation.
Dirty solvents. After washing out brushes the solvent can be reclaimed for future use by transferring into a larger container. Once the solids have settled to the bottom the solvent can be syphoned off and reused.