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Rejects. Wood thrown out of a parcel as not equal to the classi- 

 fication or description required. In some cases a distinct 

 classification of itself. 



Rend and Render (as Lath-render). See " Rive, River and Rived " 

 and " Split and Splitter." 



Rendered and Rendering. Architectural terms. " Rendered 

 and set " is a term applied to two coats of plaster on walls, 

 " rendered " being the act of laying the first coat of plaster 

 on walls, but not on lathwork, where it takes the form or 

 title of " pricking- up " (which see}. 



Resaw. A circular or band mill that is used to resaw boards 

 and other wood products. 



R3-sawn Timber. Timber sawn on all four sides, as distin- 

 guished from rough-edged timber. 



Reticulated Moulding. In architecture a member composed of 

 a fillet interlaced in varioxis ways like network. 



Return Bead. One which shows the same appearance on the 

 face and edge of a perpendicular piece of stuff forming a 

 double quirk. 



Return Moulds. A moulding on the end of a step continued 

 from the front ; in like manner a mould on a square cap of 

 a pillar or column, mantel-shelf, etc. 



Reveals. The sides of an opening for a door or window between 

 the framework and the face of the walls. 



Ribs. In carpentry and joinery are curved pieces of timber to 

 which the laths are fastened, in forming domes, vaults, 

 arches, etc. ; another name for purlins (ivhich see). 



Ridge. -The highest part of a roof of a building; as a substan- 

 tive a " ridge board " or a " ridge- tree." 



Ridge Piece. A piece of timber against which the top of the 

 common rafters or spars abut; otherwise, ridge-board or 

 ridge-tree. 



Ridge Tile. A convex tile made for covering the ridge of a roof. 

 Rift-sawed Wood. Practically means " quarter-sawed," the 



latter being more expressively applied to quarter-sawed 



oak. 



Riga Last. A measure of timber consisting of 80 cub. ft. of 

 sawn deals or square timber or of 65 cub. ft. of round 

 timber. 



Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum). A New Zealand timber used 

 in building construction. 



Rindgall. A defect in a tree caused by a blow or concussion, 

 which may penetrate no farther than the bark, but the con- 



