Calling all architects!! (And a quick trivia question for non-architects!)

[Jason Roehl]

No, I'm not looking for free plans. I'm just looking for some recommendations, and here's why. Since this area is largely a redneck area :D, and I work in the trades, I hear construction features called all sorts of different names (sometimes profane, depending on the progress of the job ;) ). I was wondering if I could "elevate the discussion" with some reference material. Specifically, I would like some direction towards some sort of architectural glossary. I have picked up a few terms from reading construction magazines, but oftentimes, those rags refer to certain construction details according to their proper names without ever defining the terms. Sure, I can get through a painting article just fine (my main trade), but reading an article on a complicated framing detail is like reading a medical journal to me. So, I'd appreciate any recommendations toward such a glossary.

Now, the trivia question: What is a "quoin" (pronounced either 'koin' or 'kwoin')? And, no, it's not a form of currency. (This is one of the few architectural terms I DO know).

THANKS!!

[Dennis Peacock]

Boy....You're over my head already. Ain't this a little early for word trivia games? :D

Thanks J....now you'll have me pondering about this all day now.!

[Dennis Peacock]

How about....

It is pronounced COIN.

It is the dressed stones at the corners of buildings.
Usually laid so their faces are alternately large and small.

Does that help any?

[Dennis Peacock]

Hey J.....

Try this: http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html

[Ian Barley]

Great link Dennis - thanks.

[Ken Garlock]

Quoin is defined in some detail at this site (http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/quoin)

If I need to find a word, I first turn to google.com. Better than most dictionaries :)

[David Klink]

Jason....Rednecks in Indiana? Tsk, tsk, tsk. To be politically correct*, you have to refer to them as rural residents devoid of extended education and cultural development. Okay. Rednecks is easier.:)

Here's some links:
http://www.c3homedesign.com/Glossary.htm
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/rhs/terms.html
http://courses.smsu.edu/edc113f/GrArch.html
http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/INDEX.HTM
http://www.jjames.com/help/glossary/ This site also has a technical library here: http://www.jjames.com/architect_cnr/index.html
http://panther.bsc.edu/~jtatter/glossary.html

*Don't yell. This comment in no way represents an attempt to be political in this thread.;)

[Jason Roehl]

Thanks for the links, guys, but I'm actually looking for a BOOK. You know, one of those things with paper, ink and a binding of some sort? ;) I want something that I can keep handy in my work truck, so that when I see an architectural feature that piques my interest, I can look up its proper name--before I forget about it (my usual 20 minute drive home generally serves to empty my brain of most things related to the preceeding hours). I guess that also implies that I'm looking for something with some good illustrations that are labelled with proper terms.

And, Dennis got it right, though I suspect he looked it up...:rolleyes:

[Jason Roehl]

To be politically correct...

Guess I'll be using "redneck" then... :D Ain't never been politically correct.

[Tyler Howell]

[QUOTE=David Klink]Jason....Rednecks in Indiana? Tsk, tsk, tsk. To be politically correct*, you have to refer to them as rural residents devoid of extended education and cultural development. Okay. Rednecks is easier.:)

Dave LMAORAOF,
Good one Very Good "Minnesota has there share".;)

[Dennis Peacock]

And, Dennis got it right, though I suspect he looked it up...:rolleyes:

Jason,

Nobody ever told me I "had to know everything" about everything. Just where to look it up WHEN I need to know it!! ;) :D

It's kinda like a sick computer and the computer repair person. The sick computer is FREE but the computer repair is $1,000.....just because he KNOWS which button to push and When.