Eased Edge: Wednesday’s Word(s) Of The Week

Eased edge refers to the rounding off of exposed edges of glulam members. This is typically done with a ⅜” or ½” radius roundover router bit, depending on the finished width of the glulam member (if the member is less than or greater than 7″ wide, respectively.)

The eased edges look nice, and serve a functional purpose by making the edges of the member less likely to be damaged by handling at the job site. They also clean up any small tears or damage that occur to the finished edges of beams from cutting and planing during fabrication.


*Wednesday’s Word Of The Week is a feature on Unalam’s Wood Times Blog. Each Wednesday our structural engineer, Rik Vandermeulen, will discuss a new term associated with glulam manufacturing. He will do this until we run out of words. If there is a timber or glulam term that you have heard of and want to know more about, let us know in the comments.