Lumber

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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Lumber

A method for building racks where alternative boards in alternative layers are kept flush with alternate ends. This gives a checkerboard arrangement at the ends of the rack. It is also called topping ...

Cathedral cut

Building materials; Lumber

A variation of the crown cut method of slicing veneers. The growth rings are exactly parallel to the slicer, producing on the face of the veneer an inverted 'V' figure resembling the spire of a ...

Presurfacing

Building materials; Lumber

Surfacing of both broad faces of green rough sawn lumber intended to permit drying by a schedule more severe than the prescribed schedule for rough sawn lumber, achieving faster drying and fewer ...

Extractives

Building materials; Lumber

Substances such as tannin in wood that are not an integral part of the cellular structure and can be removed in solution by solvents, such hot or cold water, that do not react chemically with wood ...

Dimension

Building materials; Lumber

The nominal dimension of the board plus the overcut to allow for shrinkage. : Nominal - The general intended size of the dry rough sawn board. : Machined - The actual size of a machined or moulded ...

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992

Building materials; Lumber

The objective of the Framework Convention on Climate Change and related legal instruments is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous ...

Laminated lumber

Building materials; Lumber

A built up product made of layers or laminations of wood, all with the grain laid parallel and glued or otherwise fastened together. Laminating lumber allows large and structurally reliable sections ...