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- Louver
- The active part of a shutter that allows light
in or blocks light out of a room; often referred to as a slat.
- Rail
- The horizontal components that comprises the top,
bottom , and sometimes the center of the "body" of a shutter.
A center rail can be built into longer shutters with the purpose
of creating an upper and a lower section of louvers which would
then have independent operation. This independent operation gives
one the ability to close one section while leaving the other open.
- Stile
- The vertical components that comprise the left
and right sides of the "body" of a shutter; maybe "square-edged"
or "rabbetted".
- Tilt Arm
- The controlling mechanism for the louvers. It is
attached to all of the louvers and is used to move them up and
down, open or closed. It is also referred to as a Tilt Bar or
Control Bar. It can also be "hidden" in some shutters, in which
case, moving one louver causes the others to act in kind; the
tilt arm is not used to open or close the louvers.
- Staple
- It connects the tilt arm to the louver. In less
well made shutters, stapling is used to connect the rail and the
stiles of a shutter, holding it together…for a while!
- Tendon
- The ends of a louver that insert into the stiles
that allow the louver to pivot up and down.
- Ogee
- The inside edges of the stiles and rails on the
front of a shutter which is curved downward and inward toward
the louvers giving the appearance of a moulding on the face of
the shutter.
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 Rabbet
- The groove cut into the edge of the stile(s) of a shutter
made so that a corresponding edge from an adjoining shutter panel may
fit more tightly and will not allow light through. Well made shutters
offer this feature or a similar application.
- Lexington
- The term that we use to indicate that a shutter should
be made with louvers from top to bottom without a center rail.
- On Center
- The term that we use to indicate that placement of a
center rail in the construction of a shutter panel should be at the
center of the panel halfway between the top and the bottom.
- Double-Hung
- The term used to indicate one set of shutters over another.
This type of shutter arrangement is usually used with Traditional Shutters
only. It is usually requested so that the customer can have independent
operation of upper and lower louvers.
- Single-Hung
- The term used to indicate a single set of shutters in
a window regard- less of whether the shutters cover the entire window
or just half.
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