Log Talk
This is only a whisper of all the lumber vocabulary. We've shown the ones we use the most.
Drying and Kilns
AD...Air Dried... a process used to dry wood using natural air flow.
KD...Kiln Dried... a process used to accelerate the drying process in lumber using different sources as heat and moisture removal.
DH...Dehumidifier... a piece of equipment used in some kilning process to remove moisture.
Solar Kiln... a kilning process used to dry wood in a accelerated natural state by using the sun's heat source.
Vacuum Kiln... a kilning process used to dry wood while under a vacuum.
KD...Kiln Dried... a process used to accelerate the drying process in lumber using different sources as heat and moisture removal.
DH...Dehumidifier... a piece of equipment used in some kilning process to remove moisture.
Solar Kiln... a kilning process used to dry wood in a accelerated natural state by using the sun's heat source.
Vacuum Kiln... a kilning process used to dry wood while under a vacuum.
Live Edge
.....when a cut board is left with the bark or natural edge revealed.
MC
....Moisture Content... the amount of moisture that is "trapped" or still in the wood.
Plain Sawn
....a sawing term where the grain is running more parallel with the width.
Rift Sawn
....a sawing term where the grain runs at a large angle to width but not quite as strong as quartersawn.
Quarter Sawn
....a sawing term where the grain is running mostly 90 degrees to the width. This is a desired cut in some woods where it shows "rays" of the grain like in white oak and sycamore. This is also the most stable cut on a piece lumber.
Quarter Scale
....this is a sawyers term relating to each 1/4" of thickness a cut is made.....example 6/4 = one and a half inches, 8/4 = two inches