A useful glossary of French Scribe techniques

Here is a usefull glossary of terms of the French Scribed timberframed buildings.
http://www.traditionaltimberframe.com/V1_0/index.php?mod=glossary&ac=glossary


The majority of European traditionally timberframed buildings were constructed using a full sized plan lofted on a level surface, whereas in North America, after the 19th century, most buildings were constructed using a square or mill rule technique. Today, in shops using CNC machines, timbers are identically sized and joined because they are for the most part consistent in dimension. This was not the case in earlier times where inconsistently sized timbers were joined together to fit each other individually.

In many instances in a square rule system of layout, individual pieces such as knee braces are interchangeable whereas in the French Scribe system, each component is individually fitted to it's mating piece.