Abbreviations Used by the Forest Products Industry
Memorandum D10-14-8
Ottawa, August 8, 1998
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In Brief
- This memorandum provides the definitions for abbreviations commonly used by the forest products industry.
Abbreviations
- AW&L
- all widths and lengths
- Bd
- board
- Bd Ft
- board feet
- Bdl
- bundle
- Bev
- beveled
- BM
- board measure
- B&S
- beams and stringers
- CG
- centre groove
- CG2E
- centre groove, two edges
- CM
- centre matched
- CS
- caulking seam
- CV
- centre vee
- CV2S
- centre vee, two sides
- D2S
- dressed, two sides
- D4S
- dressed, four sides
- Dbl T&G
- double tongue and groove
- D&CM
- dressed and centre matched
- DET
- double end trimmed
- D&M
- dressed and matched
- EB2S
- edge bead, two sides
- E&CB2S
- edge and centre bead, two sides
- EG
- edge glued, or exterior glued,
- EM
- or edge (vertical) grain end matched
- EV
- edge vee
- FBM
- feet board measure
- FSM
- feet surface measure
- Jtd.
- jointed
- KD
- kiln dried
- Lbr
- lumber
- MBM
- thousand (feet) board measure
- MC
- moisture content
- Mldg
- moulding
- N
- nosed
- N1E
- nosed, one edge
- N2E
- nosed, two edges
- n.o.p.
- not otherwise provided for (as used in the Customs Tariff)
- OD
- oven dry
- PAD
- partly air dried
- Pat
- pattern
- PET
- precision end trimmed
- P&T
- posts and timbers
- REL
- random even lengths
- R/L
- random lengths
- Rgh
- rough
- ROEL
- random odd and even lengths
- S/L
- shiplap
- Std
- standard
- Std & Btr
- standard and better
- Std Lghts
- standard lengths
- S-Dry
- surfaced dry
- S-GRN
- surfaced green
- S1E
- surfaced, one edge
- S2E
- surfaced, two edges
- S1S
- surfaced, one side
- S2S
- surfaced, two sides
- S1S1lE
- surfaced, one side, one edge
- S1S2E
- surfaced, one side, two edges
- S2S & CM
- surfaced, two sides and
- S4S
- centre matched surfaced, four sides
- TAD
- thoroughly air dried
- Tbr
- timber
- T&G
- tongue and groove
Species
- B Fir
- Balsam Fir
- D Fir
- Douglas Fir
- D Fir-L
- Douglas Fir and Larch
- Hem
- Hemlock
- P Pine
- Ponderosa Pine
- S-P-F
- Spruce — Pine — Fir
- Tam
- Tamarack
- WR Cedar
- Red Cedar
- WW Spr
- Western White Spruce
References
- Issuing office:
- Tariff Programs
- Headquarters file:
- N/A
- Legislative references:
- Customs Tariff, Chapter 44
- Other references:
- N/A
- Superseded memorandum D:
- D10-14-8, January 1, 1988
- Date modified: