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Shutter Anatomy

The anatomy of an heirloom.

The more you understand the basic vocabulary of shutters, the more you can appreciate the intricacies of how a Timberlane shutter is made. And why you should never settle for anything less.

1) Shutter Capping:

• Prevents water from collecting on the top of the shutter and seeping down into the joint. Historically, joints fail due to moisture, and our capping will prevent this from happening to your new shutters. Raw Aluminum comes standard with all shutters and is to be painted the same color as the shutters. Copper Capping is available for a nominal charge.

2) Overlap rabbeting:

• Also known as "ship-lap," this feature provides an added degree of historical detail and makes the shutter fully functional, as the shutters overlap when closed.

3) Stile:

• The upright, vertical sections of a shutter. Stiles have rectangular openings (mortises) into which the tenons of the rails fit.

4) Rail:

• The horizontal cross pieces of the shutter which determine a shutter's panel configuration, its look and its character. Each rail ends in a tenon that fits into an opening in the stile.

5) Decorative Cut Out:

• A distinctive design cut into a panel to create an artful effect. Timberlane offers 100 standard templates, or you can design your own.

6) Beading Detail:

• A decorative touch incised down the back of the rabbeted stile to add character to the shutter.

7) Tilt-Rod:

• Used to move working louvers open or closed, the rod is primarily decorative on most shutters today.

8) Mouse Hole:

• The notch that houses the bottom of the tilt-rod when in a resting position.

9) Panel Configurations:

• The placement of rails determines panel configuration and thus, the look and character of the shutter.