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Superseded memorandum D: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
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