Applied Moulding
Moulding added to the front and or back of the shutter as an accent or to hide joints.
Arch Top
A curved top on a shutter.
Batten
The horizontal cross piece of a board and batten shutter.
Beading Detail
A half-round edge that parallels the stile; sometimes used in conjunction with rabbeting.
Bermuda / Bahama Shutter
A shutter providing shade and some storm protection. Bermuda shutters typically are hinged from the top and tilt out from the bottom.
Bifold
Two shutters that are connected, often using a butt hinge.
Brick Mould
Moulding used around the exterior of a window frame to add an extra decorative touch. A good location to mount the plate Pintel portion of a shutter hinge.
Cap
A formed strip of copper placed over the exposed top of the shutter to prevent moisture from entering joints and destroying paint.
Casement
The frame around a window sash.
Control Rod (Tilt Rod)
The upright strip of wood used to operate working louvers. Faux tilt rods can also be applied.
Cut-outs
Special shapes or patterns cut out of a panel of a raised panel shutter (most often the top panel) or the center boards of a board and batten shutter mainly for accent purposes.
Dowel
A rounded wooden piece fitting into adjacent pieces to secure a mortise and tenon joint; can also be called a peg.
Fixed Louver
A louvered shutter whose louvers are not operable.
Louver
The individual fixed or movable horizontal slats of the shutter.
Louver Direction
The direction in which movable louvers pivot or fixed louvers are angled.
Louver Pitch
The angle of the louvers on a fixed louvered shutter.
Mortise
A notch, groove or hole in the stile to receive a tenon on the cross rail of the same size.
Mouse hole
A notched hole on the cross rail where the tilt rod of a movable louvered shutters rests.
Overlap Rabbeting
A shutter with the wood removed on the edge of one stile and the opposite edge on the opposing stile so the closed shutters completely interlock.
Ship-lap
Same as Overlap Rabbeting.
Pair Width
The total width of the two shutters when together in the closed position.
Panel Configuration
The way in which shutter rails are situated.
Primer
the first coat of paint that serves as a base or sealer.
Rail
The top or bottom horizontal piece of a shutter or a door.
Raised Panel
The inside of the frame has solid panels that are outset or "raised" from the panel surface. The outer edges of the raised part of the panel are typically routed into an ogee or other shape.
Reveal
The window casement or moulding portion that can still be see once a shutter is installed.
Shutter Field
The distance between rails in any shutter that contain either louvers or a panel.
Stiles
Joinery pieces that are the vertical structure of a shutter or a door.
Tenon
A projection at the terminus of a rail designed to be inserted into a mortise, resulting in a joint.
Tilt-rod
The upright strip of wood used to operate working louvers.
Window Seat
The place where a shutter sits when closed.