Bayou Forest Products


	Millwork Services
Chamfering	Cutting off one or more corners around the end or down the length of a piece leaving a beveled edge.
Drilling	Bolt holes are usually drilled to a size 1/8'' larger in diameter than the bold. Care must be taken drilling through larger pieces so that the hole remains perpendicular to the face.
Countersink	A hole drilled concentric to the bolt hole but only deep enough to allow the bolt head to be flush with or just below the timber surface.
*Angle Cutting*	Cutting the end(s) at angle or sawing at angle across the entire length of the piece.
Lap Joints	Cutting a notch in each of a timber half the thickness in depth so that two pieces can be joined at the ends and maintain the same overall thickness. The lap cut can also have a bolt hole drilled through the center to receive a fastener.
Tongue and Groove	Also called center match (C/M), allows several individual members to be connected together to form a stronger unit. On the standard patterns, the groove is only slightly wider than the tongue to provide a tight fit. For applications where the material will be pressure treated and put together while still wet, the groove is made 1/8” wider than the tongue. This is called sloppy fit T&G, or just sloppy T&G.
Precision end Trimming	Most lumber is trimmed ½” to 1” over the standard nominal length by the manufacturer to allow for saw kerf when cutting into two or more shorter pieces. When the application calls for the material to be exact length ordered, it has to be precision end trimmed or P.E. T.
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