Furniture Design and Construction

Buri - Largest palm in the Philippines reaching

heights of 20 meters

Tanguile - Considered Philippine Mahogany

Batidura - Vernacular term for "astragal"

Isle of Man - A British stretcher was usually used for 3-

legged stools during the 19th Century

1200 mm - The maximum WIDTH of a secretarial table

Friction catches The mechanism that hold cabinet doors in

an learned position

850 mm - The average DEPTH of a Senior Executive

table

Shellac - A spirit varnish that is made by dissolving

purified lac flakes in denatured alcohol

Figure Pattern - The general patten of timber produced on

smooth longitudinal surfaces and a result

of structural features like rays, growth

rings, and changes in texture or variations

in colors?

Band Saw - A machine tool that has an endless blade

traveling around 2 pulleys and cuts curves

and straight lines in thin as well as in thick

Anthropometrics - Is the study that deals with human

measurements

Finishes - Lacquer, Paints, masonry, chemical coats,

synthetics, plastering, special treatments