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Timber Abbreviations
| 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 |