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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumber '''Timber'''] is wood from trees that have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logging#Logging_methods'''Felled'''], '''[[Timber Conversion|Converted]]''' into boards and '''[[Seasoning|Seasoned]]'''. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumber '''Timber'''] is wood from trees that have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logging#Logging_methods'''Felled'''], '''[[Timber Conversion|Converted]]''' into boards and '''[[Seasoning|Seasoned]]''' to less than 20% moisture content to produce the most sustainable building material. | ||
'''Timber''' is graded according to its strength, appearance, number of defects etc. and sawn into standard sizes. Grading is done to conform to British and European Standards both visually and by machine. Strength classes range from C14 to C50 for softwood and D30 to D70 for hardwoods. The higher the number, the stronger the timber. The most common softwood grade for general joinery work is C16. | |||
Structural softwoods are available in basic lengths between 1.8m and 7.2m and measured in increments of 300mm. Standard cross sections of sawn softwood are between 75 and 300mm in width and between 22 and 300mm in thickness. Timber which is subsequently planed will commonly have these sizes reduced by 3mm for sections of 150mm or below, or 5mm for larger sections. | |||
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Revision as of 14:43, 4 January 2018
Timber is wood from trees that have been Felled, Converted into boards and Seasoned to less than 20% moisture content to produce the most sustainable building material.
Timber is graded according to its strength, appearance, number of defects etc. and sawn into standard sizes. Grading is done to conform to British and European Standards both visually and by machine. Strength classes range from C14 to C50 for softwood and D30 to D70 for hardwoods. The higher the number, the stronger the timber. The most common softwood grade for general joinery work is C16.
Structural softwoods are available in basic lengths between 1.8m and 7.2m and measured in increments of 300mm. Standard cross sections of sawn softwood are between 75 and 300mm in width and between 22 and 300mm in thickness. Timber which is subsequently planed will commonly have these sizes reduced by 3mm for sections of 150mm or below, or 5mm for larger sections.
Pages in category 'Timber'
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Media in category 'Timber'
The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total.
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FurnitureBeetle.png 319 × 212; 81 KB
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HardwoodLip.png 861 × 323; 289 KB
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KnottyPine.jpg 281 × 180; 7 KB
LyctusBeetle.png 402 × 187; 101 KB
ManufacturedBoards2.png 689 × 500; 85 KB
MedullaryRays.png 300 × 152; 62 KB
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PlainQuarterRiftsawnDifferenceDiagram.png 500 × 585; 271 KB
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RiftSawn.png 500 × 490; 306 KB
SawnTimber.png 800 × 375; 285 KB
ShakesChecks.png 200 × 252; 70 KB
TimberDefects.png 500 × 345; 214 KB
TimberStackLabelled.png 648 × 557; 433 KB
TreeSectionLabelled.png 726 × 521; 397 KB
VitruviusBoxedHeart.png 500 × 518; 406 KB
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