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Glossary of Wood Terms

We’ve updated our “Definition of Terms” page and renamed it “Glossary of Wood Terms.” We’ve tried to include some of the most commonly used, and in some cases, most confusing, terms we use on our site.
This is a work in progress – if there is a term we use that you don’t understand and would like to see added to this glossary, please let us know!

  1. Linear Foot: LF
  2. Definition: Board Foot
  3. Quarter Measure
  4. First and Seconds: FAS
  5. Rough: RGH
  6. Surfaced Three Sides: S3S
  7. Surfaced on Four Sides: S4S
  8. Dressed Four Sides: D4S
  9. Smooth One Side and Two Edges: S1S2E
  10. Quarter Sawn Lumber
  11. Rift Sawn Lumber
  12. Flat Sawn Lumber
  13. Grade D & Better (“BTR”) Pine
  14. Better (“BTR”)
  15. Premium Grade Pine
  16. Standard (“STD”) Grade Pine
  17. Tongue and Groove (“T&G”)
  18. Edge and Center Bead (“ECB”)
  19. Drop (Novelty) Siding
  20. Clear Vertical Grain (“CVG”) Softwood Grade
  21. Clear Mixed Grain (“CMG”) Softwood Grade
  22. STK Softwood Grade: Sound Tight Knot
  23. What is Plywood Grading
  24. Grade A1 Plywood
  25. Grade A4 Plywood
  26. Grade B/BB Plywood
  27. Shop Grade Plywood
  28. Marine Grade Plywood
  29. Veneer Core Plywood
  30. Medium Density Fiberboard Core Plywood: MDF

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