MLchartDataset catalogue

Toed

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006049

Describing a nail or screw driven at an angle through one piece of wood into another, rather than straight through. This technique, known as toe-nailing, is used to secure framing members where direct nailing is not feasible or to provide additional resistance against withdrawal or racking. It is a common method for attaching joists to beams or studs to plates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006049
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectConstruction
TranslationsGerman: schräg genagelt; Spanish: enclavado; French: cloué en biais
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006049",
  "term": "Toed",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a nail or screw driven at an angle through one piece of wood into another, rather than straight through. This technique, known as toe-nailing, is used to secure framing members where direct nailing is not feasible or to provide additional resistance against withdrawal or racking. It is a common method for attaching joists to beams or studs to plates.",
  "subject": "Construction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "schräg genagelt",
    "es": "enclavado",
    "fr": "cloué en biais"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/toed/"
}

Record 6,564 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.