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Lumber

Timber after it has been sawed and split into planks or other smaller components that can be used as building material.

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Crowning

Building materials; Lumber

Arranging all framing members so that all crowns are in the same direction.

Cupping

Building materials; Lumber

A type of warping that causes boards to curl up at their edges.

Compound cut

Building materials; Lumber

An angled cut to both the edge and face of a board.

Compression web

Building materials; Lumber

A member of a truss which connects the bottom and top chords and provides downward support.

Conifer

Building materials; Lumber

Conifer species are trees or shrubs of the evergreen variety that bear cones. An example would be the pine.

Coniferous forests

Building materials; Lumber

Forests comprised of mostly cone bearing trees such as pine forests.

Convection

Building materials; Lumber

Currents created by heating air, which then rises and pulls cooler air behind it.

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