centering - the wooden scaffolding that was set up so a true arch could be made.
Centering
the temporary wooden framework used in the construction of arches, vaults, and domes.
Centrally planned ...
Centering
- the timber framing which holds an arch in place during construction.
Installing wood centering from David Macaulay, Cathedral.
Ribs being installed.
Webbing being installed.
Wedge - A tapered piece of wood, used in timbering or centering e.g. a folding wedge
Wedge coping - A coping with one edge thicker than the other, thus with its upper surface sloping one way only ...
Information on the constructon of flying buttresses from the ThinkQuest library: "To build the flying buttress, it was first necessary to construct temporary wooden frames which are called centering.
To build the flying buttress, it was first necessary to construct temporary wooden frames which are called centering. The centering would support the weight of the stones and help maintain the shape of the arch until the mortar was dry.
transverse aisle arches had given the hint; where an aisle so spanned was to be vaulted, the arches already in place formed a very convenient shelf on which some of the vault stones might rest, and, by so much, a portion of the temporary centering ...
fascial release, Body-Mind Centering, Joint Gliding, Zero Balancing, and acupressure.
Hope for Healing connective tissue by Klotter, Jule / Townsend Letter
Temporoparietal fascial flap in orbital reconstruction.
Formwork - Temporary wood structures used in constructing the ribbing and vaulting. Also known as centering.
Foundation - The stonework below the ground that supports the entire structure.
 See also: Ground, House, Frame, Post, Brick
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