Often referred to as raceway wiring, after the enclosed channel that holds it, this wiring is fastened in the raceway, which is in turn mounted on the wall. Outlets can be added in this manner, without wiring through the walls.
Withering
Withering or loss of gloss is sometimes caused by varnishing open-pore woods without filling pores, use of improper undercoating or applying top coat before undercoat has dried.
Without recourse
A company is not responsible to a third party when an account or financial instrument is not honored by the debtor with the creditor's only recourse being to the debtor's property.
Witness
An individual who provides evidence under penalty of perjury, under oath in a trial. It is also the observance of an event or transaction or contract.
Wood block
Flat, wide piece of wood for bracing, hammering, or sanding.
Wood block flooring
Preformed wood tiles, which may have tongue and groove edges and in which flooring is laid.
Wood butt piling
Wood piling, with a steel band around the top so that it doesn't split, which is driven into the ground for foundations.
Wood chisel
Tool used to cut or shape wood, with its cutting blade, when it is held by hand and the handle end is hammered, to apply force.
Wood filler
There are two kinds of fillers-paste and liquid. Paste fillers are something like a very thick paint and are composed of some solid powdered substance, usually silica or powdered quartz, mixed with linseed oil or varnish thinned with turpentine or benzine.
Wood flooring
Most wood flooring is made of hardwoods, such as oak, maple, pecan, beech and birch. There is solid wood flooring and laminated, which combines wood layered in different directions for strength and to inhibit warping. Most wood flooring today is prefinished at the factory to ease of installation and uniformity of finish.
