Wood Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. The floor/roof’s ‘team captain’ that passes lateral forces sideways.
  2. 5. The big ‘skin’ that keeps the frame from feeling wobbly.
  3. 8. Repeat this member enough times and you’ve basically drawn a floor.
  4. 9. Layered sheets that hate agreeing on grain direction.
Down
  1. 1. The horizontal member that gets all the credit when things don’t sag.
  2. 2. The ‘boss beam’ that others report to.
  3. 4. The vertical piece that doesn’t skip leg day.
  4. 6. A triangle fan club that loves long spans and open space for MEP.
  5. 7. Wood’s version of a layered smoothie: stronger when built in slices.
  6. 10. The crunchy-looking panel that shows up everywhere on job sites.