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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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brick veneer
Building materials; Lumber
A brick facing used over a sub-wal to provide an exterior finish for a house.
burl
Building materials; Lumber
A wart-like growth or bump on the trunk of a tree that when cut into veneer produces a speckled pattern. Burled walnut, maple and rosewood veneers are especially prized by woodworkers.
butt joint
Building materials; Lumber
A woodworking joint where the edges of two boards are placed against each other.
buttress
Building materials; Lumber
The broad base of a tree trunk that provides the strength for a tree to support its own weight.
camber
Building materials; Lumber
The curvature built into a beam to prevent it from appearing to sag under a loaded condition.
cantilever
Building materials; Lumber
The portion of a structural beam which extends or "cantilevers" beyond the end support, and whose end is not supported.
caulk
Building materials; Lumber
Any variety of different compounds used to seal seams and joists against infiltration of water and air.
