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AD | Air-dried |
AL | All lengths |
AST | At ship tackle |
AV | Average |
AVL | Average length |
AVW | Average width |
AW | All widths |
AW&L | All widths and lengths |
BD FT | Board foot/feet |
BD | Board |
BDL | Bundle |
BEV | Bevel |
BM | Board measure |
BSND | Bright sap, no defect |
BTR | Better |
CB | Centre beaded |
CF | Cost and freight |
CG | Close grain |
CIF | Cost, insurance, freight |
CIFE | Cost, insurance, freight, exchange |
CLG | Ceiling |
CLR | Clear |
CLSAB | Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board |
CM | Centre matched |
Con. | Construction |
CS | Caulking seam |
CSG | Casing |
CV | Centre vee |
D&CM | Dressed and centre matched |
D&M | Dressed and matched; centre matched unless otherwise specified |
D&SM | Dressed and standard matched |
D/S or DS | Drop siding |
D2S&CM | Dressed two sides and centre matched |
DF | Douglas fir |
DF-L | Douglas fir – Larch |
Dim. | Dimension |
DKG | Decking |
E | Edge |
E&CB1S; DB1S Ed | Edge and centre bead, one side |
E&CB2S; DB2S | Edge and centre bead, two sides |
EB1S; SB1S | Edge bead, one side |
EB2S; SB2S | Edge bead, two sides |
EE | Eased edges |
EG | Edge (vertical) grain |
EM | End matched |
EV1S; SV1S | Edge vee, one side |
EV2S; SV2S | Edge vee, two sides |
FAS | Free alongside (vessel) |
FG | Flat or slash grain |
FLG | Flooring |
FOB | Free on board (named point) |
FOHC | Free of Heart Centre |
FRM | Framing |
FRT | Freight |
FT | Foot |
FT BM | Feet board measure |
FT SM | Feet surface measure |
GR or GRN | Green |
H or M | Hit or miss |
H&M | Hit and miss |
HB or Hem-Bal | Hemlock in combination with Balsam fir |
HEM | Hemlock |
HF or Hem-Fir | Hemlock in combination with any of the true firs |
HRT | Heart (wood) |
HT | Heat-treated |
IN | Inch or inches |
JTD | Jointed |
KD | Kiln-dried |
LBR | Lumber (timber) |
LGR | Longer |
LGTH | Length |
LIN | Lineal |
LNG | Lining |
LR | Log run |
M | Thousand |
MBM | Thousand board foot measure |
MC | Moisture content |
MG | Mixed grain; RG – Random grain |
ML | Mixed lengths |
MLDG | Moulding |
MR | Millrun |
MW | Mixed widths |
N | Nosed |
NLGA | National Lumber Grades Authority |
NO. | Number |
ORD. | Order |
Para. | Paragraph |
Part. | Partition |
PAT or Pat. | Pattern |
PLIB | Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau |
R/L or RL | Random lengths |
R/W or RW | Random widths |
RDM | Random |
REG. | Regular |
REG.L | Regular lengths |
RES | Resawed |
RFG | Roofing |
RG | Random grain |
RGH | Rough |
RIP | Ripped |
RND | Round or rounded |
RSS | Rough and/or surfaced to rough size |
S&E | Side and edge |
S/L or SL | Shiplap |
S1E | Surfaced one edge |
S1S | Surfaced one side |
S1S & CM | Surfaced one side & centre matched |
S1S1E | Surfaced one side, one edge |
S1S2E | Surfaced one side, two edges |
S2E | Surfaced two edges |
S2S | Surfaced two sides |
S2S & CM | Surfaced two sides and centre matched |
S2S & SM | Surfaced two sides & standard matched |
S2S1E | Surfaced two sides, one edge |
S2S2E | Surfaced two sides, two edges |
S4S | Surfaced four sides |
S4S & CS | Surfaced four sides & caulking seam |
SAP or Sap | Sapwood |
SDG | Siding |
SEL | Select or Selected |
SG | Slash grain |
SH.D. | Shipped dry |
SIT.SPR., Sitka or SS | Sitka Spruce |
SQ. | Square |
SQRS | Squares |
SS | Sitka spruce |
STD | Standard |
STD.M. | Standard matched |
STK | Stock |
STPG | Stepping |
T&G | Tongued and grooved; centre matched unless otherwise specified |
TBR | Timber |
VG | Vertical (edge) grain |
WDR | Wider |
WRC | Western Red Cedar |
WT | Weight |
WTH | Width |