More specifically, the timber engineering values are noticeably lower for a given species and grade than their lumber equivalents. I believe that timbers are also graded as cut lengths. A 10 foot long 2x6 No.2 may be cut to any length and still be a No. 2 grade, but a 14' long 8x14 No. 2 timber which cut to 8' long must be re-graded. Buddy or Scott may chime in here and tell me if I'm correct or not, as I don't have a reference other than the odd conversation with forgotten sources.
Clear as mud.
Jordan
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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