105. Pintle.—An upright pivot pin, or the pin of a hinge; A represents the pintle of a rudder.
106. Portico.—A colonnade or covered structure, especially in classical style, of architecture, and usually at the entrance of a building.
107. Plate.—A horizontal timber, A, used as a top or header for supporting timbers, roofs and the like.
108. Queen Post.—One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of simple form. Compare with King Post. A, B, tie beam; C, C, queen posts; D, straining piece; E, principal rafter; F, rafter.
109. Quirk Molding.—A small channel, deeply recessed, in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. An excellent corner post for furniture.
110. Re-entering.—The figure shows an irregular polygon (that is, many-sided figure) and is a re-entering polygon. The recess A is a re-entering angle.
111. Rafter.—Originally any rough and heavy piece of timber, but in modern carpentry used to designate the main roof support, as at A. See Queen Post.
112. Scarfing.—Cutting timber at an angle along its length, as the line A. Scarfing joints are variously made. The overlapping joints may be straight or recessed and provided with a key block B. When fitted together they are securely held by plates and bolts.
113. Scotia Molding.—A sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow which it casts.