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  2. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    As previously noted, less wood is needed to produce a given finished size than when standards called for the green lumber to be the full nominal dimension. However, even the dimensions for finished lumber of a given nominal size have changed over time. In 1910, a typical finished 1-inch (25 mm) board was 13 ⁄ 16 in (21 mm). In 1928, that was ...

  3. Board foot - Wikipedia

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    The 2 × 4 is actually only 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (38 mm × 89 mm), but the dimensions for the lumber when purchased wholesale could still be represented as full 2 × 4 lumber, although the "standard" can vary between vendors. This means that nominal lumber includes air space around the physical board when calculating board feet in ...

  4. Parallel-strand lumber - Wikipedia

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    A PSL block. Parallel-strand lumber ( PSL) is a form of engineered wood made from parallel wood strands bonded together with adhesive. It is used for beams, headers, columns, and posts, among other uses. The strands in PSL are clipped veneer elements having a least dimension of not more than inch (6.4 mm) and an average length of at least 300 ...

  5. List of DIN standards - Wikipedia

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    Active. DIN 13-3. ISO general purpose metric screw threads – Part 3: Nominal sizes for 0,5 mm fine pitch threads; nominal diameter from 3,5 mm to 90 mm. Active. DIN 13-4. ISO general purpose metric screw threads – Part 4: Nominal sizes for 0,75 mm fine pitch threads; nominal diameter from 5 mm to 110 mm.

  6. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Dimensional lumber comes in standard nominal inch cross-section sizes and lengths are given in feet. Although model building codes —such as the International Building Code —provide information in both customary and metric units, locally developed building code amendments and zoning codes often provide customary units exclusively.

  7. Laminated veneer lumber - Wikipedia

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    Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives. It is typically used for headers, beams, rimboard, and edge-forming material. LVL offers several advantages over typical milled lumber: Made in a factory under controlled specifications, it is stronger, straighter, and ...

  8. Nominal Pipe Size - Wikipedia

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    Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) is a North American set of standard sizes for pipes used for high or low pressures and temperatures. [1] " Nominal" refers to pipe in non-specific terms and identifies the diameter of the hole with a non-dimensional number (for example – 2-inch nominal steel pipe" consists of many varieties of steel pipe with the only criterion being a 2.375-inch (60.3 mm) outside ...

  9. History of the lumber industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of the lumber industry in the United States spans from the precolonial period of British timber speculation, subsequent British colonization, and American development into the twenty-first century. Following the near eradication of domestic timber on the British Isles, the abundance of old-growth forests in the New World posed an ...

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