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2. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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   To "true up" two pieces of wood is to make them align. twist A longitudinal twisting of wood due to uneven seasoning or grain. See wood warping. two-by-four. Also rendered as 2x4. A common size of dimensional lumber named for its unprocessed dimensions, usually measuring 1.5 by 3.5 inches (3.8 cm × 8.9 cm) in practice.

3. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   Lumber is the most common and widely used method of sawing logs. Plain sawn lumber is produced by making the first cut on a tangent to the circumference of the log. Each additional cut is then made parallel to the one before. This method produces the widest possible boards with the least amount of log waste.

4. Board foot - Wikipedia

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   US Customary. 1⁄12 ft 3. The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a board that is one-foot (305 mm) in length, one-foot (305 mm) in width, and one-inch (25.4 mm) in thickness. Board foot can be abbreviated as FBM (for "foot, board measure"), BDFT ...

5. Toe board - Wikipedia

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   Toe board. A roofing toe board is one of the most basic pieces of safety equipment a roofer can use. A toe board is a long piece of 2 inch x 4 inch (a 2x4) wood nailed horizontally along a roof in various places. Most roofers work in a variety of weather conditions, sometimes severe heat, and resist wearing an apparatus such as a safety harness.

6. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Framing (construction) Framing side by side units. The erection of a wooden frame in Sabah, Malaysia. Framing, in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape. [ 1] Framing materials are usually wood, engineered wood, or structural steel. The alternative to framed construction is generally called mass ...

7. Sill plate - Wikipedia

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   In modern wood construction, sills usually come in sizes of 2×4, 2×6, 2×8, and 2×10. In stick framing, the sill is made of treated lumber, and is anchored to the foundation wall, often with J-bolts, to keep the building from coming off the foundation during a severe storm or earthquake. Building codes require that the bottom of the sill ...

8. Cord (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used to measure firewood and pulpwood in the United States and Canada. A cord is the amount of wood that, when "racked and well stowed" (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching and compact), occupies a volume of 128 cubic feet (3.62 m 3 ). [1] This corresponds to a well-stacked woodpile 4 ...

9. Plank (wood) - Wikipedia

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   The wood is categorized as a board if its width is less than 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (64 mm), and its thickness is less than 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (38 mm). A plank used in a building as a horizontal supporting member that runs between foundations, walls, or beams to support a ceiling or floor is called a joist .