Editing Cornice (section)

=== Rake===
A ''rake'' is an architectural term for an eave or cornice that runs along the [[gable]] of the roof of a modern residential structure.  It may also be called a ''sloping cornice'', a ''raking cornice''. The trim and rafters at this edge are called ''rakes'', ''rake board'', ''rake fascia'', ''verge-boards'', ''barge-boards'' or ''verge-'' or ''barge-rafters''.<ref>Christy, Wyvill James (1879). "Bargeboard" in ''A universal dictionary for architects, civil engineers, surveyors, sculptors ...'' London: Griffith and Farren.</ref>  It is a sloped timber on the outside facing edge of a [[roof]] running between the [[Ridge (roof)|ridge]] and the [[eave]].<ref>{{Cite book
|title=Fundamentals of Residential Construction
|last1=Allen
|first1=Edward
|last2=Thallon
|first2=Rob
|year=2011
|page=251
|publisher=John Wiley & Sons
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RY3G6SJ3_1cC&q=rake+&pg=PA251
|isbn=978-0-470-90512-8
}}</ref>  On a typical house, any gable will have two rakes, one on each sloped side.  The rakes are often supported by a series of [[lookout (architecture)|lookouts]] (sometimes also called ''strong arms'') and may be trimmed with a ''[[bargeboard|rake fascia]]'' board (which is not a true [[fascia (architecture)|fascia]]) on the outside facing edge and a ''rake [[soffit]]'' along the bottom.