Thursday, June 26, 2008

Re: Wood Difference

That's spot on Ralph.

On 6/26/08, Rhkratzse@aol.com <Rhkratzse@aol.com> wrote:
Dam little.  Wood is a very general term for the "meat" of a tree, down to toothpicks or chopsticks.  Lumber is after it's been sawn into pieces and generally means pieces used for building (as opposed to eating or picking one's teeth).  Timber is a term generally used to describe larger pieces of lumber, but may vary and isn't very specific.

HTH,

Ralph

In a message dated 6/26/08 10:11:28 AM, jjtreff@hotmail.com writes:
For most of you this might be a very basic question, but for someone coming from a country where only masonry and concrete exist, it's confusing.

Structurally speaking, what's the difference between wood, lumber and timber?

Thank you!



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