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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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transverse
Building materials; Lumber
Across. A transverse section is a section across the length of a building or room.
wood
Building materials; Lumber
The hard compact fibrous substance of which trees and shrubs are largely composed.
roof batten
Building materials; Lumber
Small lumbers fixed to the top of rafters to which the roofing material is secured.
shear
Building materials; Lumber
A condition of stress or strain where parallel planes slide relative to each other.
stack
Building materials; Lumber
A number of racks positioned one above the other and separated by bearers or gluts.
bearer
Building materials; Lumber
A sub floor lumber beam placed across piers or stringers and supporting floor joists
birds eye
Building materials; Lumber
Figure on the surface of wood that has numerous rounded areas resembling small eyes.
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