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½" Overlay
Door styles that cover ½" of the face frame at the top and bottom, leaving 1¼" of the face frame exposed.
A:
Accessible
Cabinets directed to aid in independent living for people with special needs. The accessible base cabinets are 32 ½" high and have a 8 ½" x 6" toe kick allowing for wheel chair access.
Arch
A curved shape similar to an eyebrow, often used on cabinet doors.
B:
Bead Board
Panels with vertical grooves to give a decorative appearance. Wellborn's bead board panels have a 1 ½" spacing between the beaded grooves.
Blind Mortise and Tenon
A joinery method for joining two perpendicular cabinet members where the end of one cabinet member is machined on all
edges to form a projected tongue (tenon), and the edge on another cabinet member is slotted (mortised).
A technique where the profile edges have been darkened to create an antiqued effect.
C:
Cathedral
A curved shape similar to church windows, often used on cabinet doors.
Concealed Hinge
A hinge that is attached to the back of the door and to the inside edge of the face frame and cannot be seen from outside of the cabinet.
Cope and Tenon
A joinery method commonly used for joining two perpendicular members of cabinet door frames. Ends on one member (rails) are machined
(coped), to match the profile of the other member (inside stile profiles). The rails also receive a projected tongue (tenon) that fits into the
groove in the stiles.
D:
Dado
A machined groove in a flat panel surface made to accept another panel.
Distressing
A technique where small dents, nicks, scratches, etc., are made in the wood to produce an aged look.
Dovetail
A joinery method used for joining two perpendicular parts, commonly used for making very strong joints in wooden drawer boxes.
One part is machined with inverted "V" shaped projections (dovetail profile) and fitted into another part that is machined with the opposite "V" shaped
cutouts. A technique applying a very dark stain to highlight the distressing.
E:
End Panel
The outside vertical cabinet member that supports the horizontal parts. Often referred to as cabinet side panels, sides or ends.
F:
Face Frame
The supporting wood frame attached to the front of the cabinet box to give it structural rigidity.
Full Access Drawer Guide
Cabinet drawer glides that allow the drawer to be extended to the back of the drawer.
Full Extension Drawer Guide
Cabinet drawer glides that allow for the drawer to extend completely outside the cabinet to give access to the full depth of the drawer box.
Full Overlay
Door styles that allow approximately 3/16" of face frame exposed around the sides, tops and bottoms of the doors. Wall cabinets
have 7/16" exposed at the tops and bottoms of the doors.
Furniture Board
A board substrate that is manufactured using wood particles, adhesives and resins under extremely high pressure to bond
the material together.
G:
Glazing
A finishing process purposely creating an uneven, inconsistent look by applying an accent stain over the entire door and then wiping
off, leaving a "hang-up" of light to dark tones in the corners, door grooves and wood grains creating an overall glazed look.
H:
Highlighting
A technique which removes some of the dark stain between the grain to highlight the base color.
K:
Kiln–Dried
The process of removing excess moisture from wood to minimize the shrinkage and swelling of wood. All solid woods used in Wellborn
products are kiln–dried to remove the moisture to a level appropiate for processing.
M:
MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard)
A composite wood panel made by reprocessing wood fibers to produce a flat stable panel that can be used in laminating or finishing.
Miter
A joint made by fitting together two angled pieces to form a right angle.
Mullion
The vertical strip that divides frames, such as with cabinets with more than one door.
O:
Onlay
A decoratively carved wood ornament applied to cabinet surfaces. Used to embellish the design.
P:
Padding
A technique that brightens and builds color to give depth to the finish.
Plywood
A construction material made of thin layers of wood glued and pressed together.
Pull
The term used to describe the distance a blind wall or blind base cabinet can be moved (or pulled) from the adjacent wall.
R:
Rail
The horizontal pieces of frames, such as face frames and door frames.
Raised Panel
A term used to describe a door style where a thick center panel is machined to be flush with the door frame, thus giving the depth
appearance by the sloping "raise" of the panel.
Recessed Panel
A term used to describe a door style where a thinner panel is inserted into the grooves of the wood door frame that gives
a "recessed" appearance, i.e. flat panel.
S:
SKU
Stock Keeping Unit – each item, size and part is identified as a SKU.
Spatter
A technique where a color stain is applied over the door by a speckling technique, leaving small "spatters" of slightly darker color
all over the cabinets.
Stile
The vertical pieces of frames, such as face frames and door frames.
T:
Thermofoil
A tough, scratch resistant rigid vinyl that is thermally formed and sealed to MDF to provide a strong, durable surface, resistant
to most household wear.
Toe Kick
A term used to describe the recessed cut out area at the bottom of base, tall and vanity cabinets. It is also referred to as a
toe space. Finished material attached to the cabinet toe space is referred to as "Toe Kick" or Toe Space Cover.
V:
Veneer
Thin sheets of wood which are bonded to a reconstructed wood product.
W:
Worm Hole Effect
A technique where small dents are made in oval patterns to create an aged look.
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