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Ground Row |
Profile board or other material cut out in an appropriate shape and used as a scenic piece (except as a masking for strip lights). |
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Stiffener |
Usually a 1” x 3” batten placed at a right angle on a flat or piece of scenery to increase stiffness. |
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What are the two most common bracing devices? |
Jacks & Stage Braces |
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Jack |
A triangle brace hinged to a flat for support. |
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Stage Braces |
Adjustable sticks with a hook at the top and a foot at the bottom. The Hook is attached to a brace cleat on the flat and the foot is attached to the floor with a stage screw. The brace is then adjusted so that the flat is vertical. |
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Stage Screw |
Traditional screw. A cast iron screw with a course, tapered thread. |
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Penny Nail |
Refers to the weight of the nail (a 2-penny nail weighs about the same as two pennies.) It also refers to the length of the nail. After a 6-penny (6” D”) it equals apx. 2”. |
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Common Nail |
For general construction with a fairly heavy shaft and a reasonably large head. |
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Box Nail |
Thinner Nail with a slightly smaller head. |
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Sinker or Coated Nail |
Box nail coated with rosin-based glue. |
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Finishing Nail or Casing Nail |
Has smaller, slightly different head for finishing work. |
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Duplex Nail (Scaffolding Nail or Hollywood) |
It is like a common Nail, but it has one head on top of another. |
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Staples |
Come in lightweight wire, for lightweight materials like fabric, or heavier gauge of wood, like plywood. |
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Bolts |
Bolts are used when screws don’t provide a secure enough hold. |
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Trestles |
These are built like stud walls of a house, with the top and bottom plates and vertical “stud” legs on two to four foot centers. |
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Rake |
To place a set piece, piece of furniture, or stage at an acute angle. |
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Box Set |
A set that wraps around a playing area on three sides (using corner joints) 90 degrees - 45 degrees use nails or screws, flats use hinges. |
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Toe Nail |
Something that has been temporarily nailed to hold down scenery. |
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Trammel |
An adjustable clamp used to make a large circle. |
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Cane Bolt |
Holds Down Scenery |
