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Shrinkage / Swelling Table

Painting / Finishing Table

Standard Lumber Abbreviations

Moisture Content Table

Standard Lumber Abbreviations

Machining Table

N

Nosed

NBM

Net board measure

No.

Number

N1E or N2E

Nosed one or two edges

   

Ord

Order

   

PAD

Partially air dry

PAR, Par

Paragraph

PART, Part

Partition

PAT, Pat

Pattern

Pcs.

Pieces

PE

Plain end

PET

Precision end trimmed

P&T

Posts and timbers

P1S, P2S

see S1S and S2S

   

RDM

Random

REG, Reg

Regular

Rfg.

Roofing

RGH, Rgh

Rough

R/L, RL

Random lengths

R/W, RW

Random widths

RES

Resawn

   

SB1S

Single bead one side

SDG, Sdg

Siding

S-DRY

Surfaced dry.  Lumber 19 percent moisture content or less per American Lumber Standard for softwood lumber

SE

Square edge

SEL, Sel

Select or select grade

SE&S

Square edge and sound

SG

Slash or flat grain

S-GRN

Surfaced green.  Lumber unseasoned, in excess of 19 percent moisture content per American Lumber Standard for softwood.

SGSSND

Sapwood, gum spots and streaks, no defect

SIT. SPR

Sitka spruce

S/L,SL, S/Lnp

Shiplap

STD. M

Standard matched

SM

Surface measure

Specs

Specifications

SQ

Square

SQRS

Squares

SR

Stress rated

STD, Std

Standard

Std. lgths.

Standard lengths

SSND

Sap stain no defect (stained)

STK

Stock

STPG

Stepping

STR, STRUCT

Structural

SYP

Southern yellow pine

S&E

Side and edge (surfaced on)

S1E

surfaced one edge

S2E

Surfaced two edges

S1S

Surfaced one side

S2S

Surfaced two sides

S4S

Surfaced four sides

S1S&CM

Surfaced one side and center matched

S2S&CM

Surfaced two sides and center matched

S4S&CS

Surfaced four sides and calking seam

S1S1E

Surfaced one side, one edge

S1S2E

Surfaced one side, two edges

S2S1E

Surfaced two sides, one edge

S2S&SL

Surfaced two sides and shiplapped

S2S&SM

Surfaced two sides and standard matched

   

t

Allowable stress in tension in pounds per square inch

TBR

Timber

T&G

Tongued and grooved

   

VG

Vertical (edge) grain

V1S

see EV1S, CV1S, and E&CV1S

V2S

see EV2S, CV2S, and E&CV2S

   

WCH

West coast hemlock

WDR, wdr

Wider

WHAD

Worm holes a defect

WHND

Worm holes no defect

WT

Weight

WTH

Width

WRD

Western redcedar

   

YP

Yellow pine

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