Bead (woodworking)
A bead is a woodworking decorative treatment applied to various elements of wooden furniture, boxes and other items.
A bead is typically a rounded shape cut into a square edge to soften the edge and provide some protection against splitting. Beads can be simple round shapes, or more complex patterns.
A bead may be created with an
electric router, a special moulding handplane[1] or a scratch stock.[2] Beads are usually cut directly into the edge of the item to which the bead is being applied. However, beads applied across the grain
are usually cut into a separate piece, which is then fixed in position.
A bead is also an important design element in wood turning, a ring-shape or convex curve incised into a piece by the use of a chisel or skew.[3]
Types of beads
- Angle bead, a projecting wood moulding at the corner of a plastered wall[4]
- Corner bead is similar,[4] but is usually fully embedded in plaster or drywall, and usually plastic or metal
- Nosing bead, the rounded projection of a stair tread over the riser below[4]
- Parting bead, or parting strip, the feature that separates two sashes in a sash window[4]
References
- ISBN 1-56158-784-2. Archivedfrom the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ISBN 978-1561587841. Retrieved January 20, 2012
- ISBN 978-1-55870-826-6. Retrieved January 20, 2012
- ^ a b c d Sturgis, Russell (1901). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I. Macmillan. p. 255.