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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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ceiling joist
Building materials; Lumber
One of a series of parrallel framing members used to support ceiling loads and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls.
chair rail
Building materials; Lumber
A molding installed on a wall at a height that will protect the wall from damage due to the backs of chairs coming in contact with it. In modern times, used more for decoration than function.
channel
Building materials; Lumber
A patterned shiplapped siding that may be applied vertically or diagonally.
checks
Building materials; Lumber
Lengthwise splits in wood which may occur as wood is dried or seasoned. Typically occurs across the rings of annual growth.
bracing
Building materials; Lumber
1) In a stick built roof system, it is the W-shaped structural member which provides support to the roof rafter. 2) A piece of dimensional lumber or metal, used diagonally on the corner of a home.
bow
Building materials; Lumber
Longitudinal distortion of lumber from a true plane, from end to end.