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Barge Boards. The raking-boards at the gable of a building to 

 cover the ends of the roof timbers when they project 

 beyond the walls. A variant of this is " verge-board." 



Bark. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree ; 

 the rind. 



Bark Peeling. Sometimes called "barking," " stripping," or 

 " flaying." The operation of removing the bark of a tree 

 when the sap is flowing, usually from the middle of April 

 to the commencement of June. 



Barrel. A round vessel or cask of greater length than breadth, 

 bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops and 

 having flat ends or heads. 



Barrel Saw. See " Cylinder Saw." 



Base. In architecture, the base of a pillar is properly that part 

 which is between the top of a pedestal and the bottom of 

 the shaft ; when there is 110 pedestal, it is the part between 

 the bottom of the column and the plinth. 



Base Mouldings. In architecture, projecting mouldings immedi- 

 ately above the plinth of a wall, pillar, or pedestal. See 

 " Base." 



Basswood (Tilia Americana) is a native of North America, where 

 the various varieties are largely used for box making. In 

 the United States it is known under different names in 

 different regions. Among these names are linn, lynn, linden, 

 lime, lime tree, whitewood, bee tree, wahoo, and silverleaf 

 poplar. The name basswood is a corruption of the word 

 bast wood, and bast is a reference to the strong inner bark 

 which was formerly vised in making ropes. This inner bark 

 may be separated in strands at any season of the year. 



Bast Matting. Strips of the inner bark of the lime tree which 

 have been separated into layers by steeping in water, woven 

 together, thus forming the matting. Used to protect plants 

 from frost and for packing furniture. 



Bat. A term allied to "beat." (1) A heavy stick or club; 

 (2) a piece of wood, usually willow, with a round handle and 

 the blade about 3J ft. long and 4J in. Made in the widest part, 

 used in the game of cricket ; the making of bats has devel- 

 oped into a fine art ; (3) a portion of or half a brick, i.e., a 

 " brick-bat," 



Bataan is a species of Philippine mahogany of regular colour and 

 texture, and takes a high polish. A large percentage of it 

 comes forward with a fine figure, and it is sold for purposes 

 for which only high-class mahogany can be used. 



