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Appendix B
© 2009, AWI, AWMAC, WI - Architectural Woodwork Standards - 1st Edition, October 1, 2009
(Appendix B is not part of the AWS for compliance purposes)6 - Interior and Exterior Millwork
1/4 Column
Column 10 dia.
Pedestal - 1/8 of Col.
2 1/2 Dia.
Shaft
8 1/3 Dia.
Cap
1/9 of Ped.
Base
2/9 of Ped.
Frieze
Architrave
Cornice
Entablature
Composite
Capital
Lower 1/3 of Shaft
is straight
Base
Corona
Bed Mould
Die
Base Mould
Plinth
Tori
Volutes
Ancanthus
Corona
Dentils
Bed Mould,
often Egg and Dart
The columns of the classical orders of Greek and Roman architecture are often adapted for modern construction. These orders are
Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. The Composite figure (above) names the basic features of a classical order and
gives some of the proportions of the column in relation to the shaft diameter as a basic unit of measurement. Pilasters are rectangular
in plan, without taper from top to bottom. If used structurally they are usually referred to as piers, but are treated architecturally as
columns. The typical pilaster extends a third or less of its width from the wall surface behind it.B