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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.
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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