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Timber Terminology can be confusing so here's a handy list of terms to help you out.
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A.D. |
Air Dried |
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ACT |
Actual Measure |
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B.H.N.D. |
Borer Hole No Defect |
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B.S.N.D. |
Blue Stain No Defect |
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Batten |
Sawn Softwood 50/100 x 125/200 |
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Baulk |
Sawn Timber 100 x 115 or greater |
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Board |
Sawn Softwood under 50 thick x 100 & up |
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C&F |
Cost and Freight |
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C.I.F. |
Cost Insurance & Freight |
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C.L.S. |
Canadian Lumber Standard |
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CDX |
Softwood Ply (American) |
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Cu.Ft. |
Cubic Foot |
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D.B.B. |
Deals Battens & Boards |
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D/D |
Delivered |
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Deal |
Sawn Softwood 50/100 x 225/275 |
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F.A.S. |
Firsts & Seconds (As well as Free Alongside) |
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F.B.M. |
Foot Board Measure |
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F.B.Y. |
Free Buyers Yard |
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F.O.B. |
Free on Board |
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F.O.M. |
Free on Motor |
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F.O.R. |
Free on Rail |
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F.O.W. |
First Open Water |
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F/R |
Fire Resistant |
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K.D. |
Kiln Dried |
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Lin.Ft. |
Linear Foot |
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Lin.M. |
Linear Metre |
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M.C. |
Moisture Content |
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M.T.W. |
Machined to Width |
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M2 |
Square Metre |
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M3 |
Cubic Metre |
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MDF |
Medium Density Fibreboard |
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Merch. |
Merchantable |
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MR |
Moisture Resistant |
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NOM |
Nominal Measure |
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OSB |
Orientated
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P.A.R. |
Planed All Round |
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P.E.T. |
Precision End Trimmed |
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P.H.N.D. |
Pin Hole No Defect |
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P.S.E. |
Planed Square Edge |
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P.T.G. |
Planed Tongue & Grooved |
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P1E/S1E |
Planed or Surfaced 1 edge |
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P1S/S1S |
Planed or Surfaced 1 side |
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P1S1E/S1S1E |
Planed or Surfaced 1 side & 1 edge |
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P2E/S2E |
Planed or Surfaced 2 edges |
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P2S/S2S |
Planed or Surfaced 2 sides |
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P2S1E/S2S1E |
Planed or Surfaced 2 sides & 1 edge |
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PCS |
Pieces |
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Pre-felted |
Bitumen Coated Roof Decking |
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PTGV1/S |
Planed Tongued Grooved & V jointed one side |
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PTGV2/S |
Planed Tongued Grooved & V jointed two sides |
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PTL |
Packaged to Length |
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R.S. |
Rough Sawn |
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S.D. |
Shipping Dry |
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S.E. |
Square Edged |
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S4S |
Surfaced 4 Sides |
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Scantling |
Sawn Softwood 50/100 x 50/115 |
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STD |
Standard |
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Strip |
Sawn Softwood under 50 x under 100 |
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T/T |
Through and Through (Sawn) |
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TB |
Truck Bundled |
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Heavy Density Chipboard |
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U/S |
Unsorted |
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W/E |
Waney Edged |
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WBP |
Tropical Hardwood Ply (Weather & Boil Proof) |