Decorative collar
The ornamental collar , also known as a carpenter's ornament , is an ornate beam . Even today, these are often decorated with incisions that recur regularly in a certain order. Most of the ornamental forms still common today can be traced back to the oldest preserved half-timbered buildings .
The most important carpentry decorative forms are:
- Rope slash
- Bias tape
- Prism ribbon
- Folding tape
In addition, modern forms such as
- Cube tape
- Notched band
- Step profile
- Regular lay
Rope slash
The rope slash is a decorative element on posts and stirrups that is probably the most common. The name comes from the shape of the incisions, which appear like the windings of a rope around the wood. In the execution, the rope cut can be made with angular or rounded cross cuts (oblique or diagonal cuts in the wood).
The bias tape is to be seen as a further development and refinement of the rope cut.