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Wainscot:	Material on the lower few feet of a wall or walls, divided from the upper portion of the wall. Used primarily as an aesthetic feature. However, if using steel panels for wainscot, provides ease of replacement of future damaged or dented panels.
Walk Door (or Entry Door, or Man Door):	A pre-hung, hinged door allowing for access into the building by turning a lockset. Most popular size is 36 inches in width by 6'8" in height.
Wane:	Bark; or lack of wood from any cause, on the edge or corner of a piece.
Warp:	Any variation from a true plan surface. Includes bow, crook, cup and twist, or any combination thereof.
Waterborne Preservatives:	Include ACA, ACZA and CCA, which have shown a high resistance to leaching and have excellent service records. The preservative chemical is dissolved in water and forced into the wood by pressure. After treatment, the wood surface is relatively clean if the wood was dry prior to treatment.
Web:	Structural member joining the top and bottom chords of a truss. Web members form the triangular patterns typical of most trusses.
Width:	On main building, distance measured from outside of corner column to outside of corner column across the building endwall.
Wind Loads:	Loads from wind coming from any horizontal direction.
Working Stress Design (or Allowable Stress Design):	A method of proportioning structural members, such that elastically computed stresses produced in the members by nominal loads do not exceed specified allowable stresses.