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AAR |
Association of American Railroads |
AD |
Air dried |
ADF |
After deducting freight |
ALS |
American Lumber Standard |
AST |
Antistain treated. At ship tackle (western softwoods) |
AV or avg |
Average |
AW&L |
All widths and lengths |
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B1S |
See EB1S, CB1S, and E&CB1S |
B2S |
See EB2S, CB2S, and E&CB2S |
B&B, B&BTR |
B and Better |
B&S |
Beams and stringers |
BD |
Board |
BD FT |
Board feet |
BDL |
Bundle |
BEV |
Bevel or beveled |
BH |
Boxed heart |
B/L, BL |
Bill of lading |
BM |
Board measure |
BSND |
Bright sapwood no defect |
BTR |
Better |
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C |
Allowable stress in compression in pounds per square inch |
CB |
Center beaded |
CB1S |
Center bead on one side |
CB2S |
Center bead on two sides |
CC |
Cubical content |
cft or cu. ft. |
Cubic foot or feet |
CF |
Cost and freight |
CIF |
Cost, insurance, and freight |
CIFE |
cost, insurance, freight, and exchange. |
CG2E |
Center groove on two edges |
C/L |
Carload |
CLG |
Ceiling |
CLR |
Clear |
CM |
Center matched |
Corn |
Common |
CS |
Calking seam |
CSG |
Casing |
CV |
Center V |
CV1S |
Center V on one side |
CV2S |
Center V on two sides |
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DB Clg |
Double beaded ceiling (E&CB1S) |
DB Part |
Double beaded partition (E&CB2S) |
DET |
Double end trimmed |
DF |
Douglas-fir |
DIM |
Dimension |
DKG |
Decking |
D/S, DS, D/Sdg |
Drop siding |
D1S, D2S |
See S1S and S2S |
D&M |
Dressed and matched |
D&CM |
Dressed and center matched |
D&SM |
Dressed and standard matched |
D2S&CM |
Dressed two sides and center matched |
D2S&SM |
Dressed two sides and standard matched |
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E |
Edge |
EBIS |
Edge bead one side |
EB2S, SB2S |
Edge bead on two sides |
EE |
Eased edges |
EG |
Edge (vertical or rift) grain |
EM |
End matched |
EV1S, SV1S |
Edge V one side |
EV2S, SV2S |
Edge V two sides |
E&CB1S |
Edge and center bead one side |
E&CB2S, DB2S, BC&2S |
Edge and center bead two sides |
E&CV1S, DV1S, V&C1S |
Edge and center V one side |
E&CV2S, DV2S, V&CV2S |
Edge and center V two sides |
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f |
Allowable stress in bending in pounds per square inch. |
FA |
Facial area |
Fac |
Factory |
FAS |
Free alongside (vessel) |
FAS |
Firsts and Seconds |
FBM, Ft. BM |
Feet board measure |
FG |
Flat or slash grain |
FJ |
Finger joint. End-jointed lumber using a finger joint configuration |
FLG, Flg |
flooring |
FOB |
Free on board (named point) |
FOHC |
Free of heart center |
FOK |
Free of knots |
FRT, Frt |
Freight |
FT, ft |
Foot or feet |
FT. SM |
Feet surface measure |
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G |
Girth |
GM |
Grade marked |
G/R |
Grooved roofing |
HB, H.B. |
Hollow back |
HEM |
Hemlock |
Hrt |
Heart |
H&M |
Hit and miss |
H or M |
Hit or miss |
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IN, in. |
Inch or inches |
Ind |
Industrial |
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J&P |
Joists and planks |
JTD |
Jointed |
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KD |
Kiln dried |
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LDR, Lbr |
Lumber |
LCL |
Less than carload |
LGR |
Longer |
LGTH |
Length |
Lft, Lf |
Lineal foot or feet |
LIN, Lin |
Lineal |
LL |
Longleaf |
LNG, Lng |
Lining |
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M |
Thousand |
MBM, MBF, M. BM |
Thousand (feet) board measure |
MC, M.C. |
Moisture content |
MERCH, Merch |
Merchantable |
MG |
Medium grain or mixed grain |
MLDG, Mldg |
Molding |
Mft |
Thousand feet |
MSR |
Machine stress rated |
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