matchboarding

Fig. 98 is an example of matchboarding that is tongued, grooved and vee'd on one side, and Fig. 99 shows tongued, grooved and vee'd both sides.

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

The object of working a bead or beads on matchboarding is to break the jointing of the various pieces and to aim at ornamental effect; also to prevent unsightliness should the timber shrink slightly.

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

It is a useful interior joint for framing that has to be covered on the back side with matchboarding, and allows the work to finish level at the back when the boarding has been applied (see plan, Fig. 127).

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

The door or frame in this case would be made of matchboarding nailed on the back as shown in the plan at Fig. 127.

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

This variety of matchboarding is known in the trade as "T.G. and B."

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

-- For outdoor buildings, such as garages, garden sheds, toolhouses, etc., "weatherboarding" is often preferred to ordinary matchboarding, chiefly because of the facility with which it throws off the rain.

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

We only had one thickness of matchboarding in between us and the elements, and, without looking out of the windows, I could generally ascertain through the slits what was going on in the way of weather.

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These are used for similar purposes to Figs. 96 and 97, and many prefer the V matchboarding variety because it is more easily painted than the beaded variety.

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

Fig. 113 indicates a tongued and grooved joint suitable for edge or end jointing, such as fitting matchboarding round a chimney breast, making small jewel drawers, etc.

Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

He found him with two joiners putting the finishing touches to the matchboarding of his drawing-room and first-floor windows, turning the rooms into dark caverns.

What Happened to the Corbetts Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1939