Lumbering
Lumbering
Lumbering
commercial purposes.
Plain sawn lumber is also commonly referred to as flat sawn. This is the most
common and widely used method of sawing.
Quarter sawn lumber is produced by first quartering the log followed by sawing it
perpendicular to the annual growth rings.
Rift saw-The technique of rift sawing is very similar to that of quarter sawing
producing similar limitations and advantages.
UNITS
BOARD MEASURE - is the term to indicate that the board foot is the unit of
measurement for most lumber items.
L = length in feet
SURFACE MEASURE - is the square feet on the surface of a piece of lumber.
W x L = Surface Measure 12
LINEAL MEASURE - is the total length in feet of a board, regardless of its thickness or
width