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2. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   Also in North America, hardwood lumber is commonly sold in a "quarter" system, when referring to thickness; 4/4 (four quarter) refers to a 1-inch-thick (25 mm) board, 8/4 (eight quarter) is a 2-inch-thick (51 mm) board, etc.

3. Board foot - Wikipedia

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   The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada.It equals the volume of a board that is one foot (30.5 cm) in length, one foot (30.5 cm) in width, and one inch (2.54 cm) in thickness, or exactly 2.359 737 216 liters.

4. Plywood - Wikipedia

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   The most commonly used thickness range is from 1 ⁄ 8 to 3 inches (3.2–76.2 mm). The sizes of the most commonly used plywood sheets are 4 by 8 feet (1,220 mm × 2,440 mm) [20] which was first used by the Portland Manufacturing Company, who developed modern veneer core plywood for the 1905 Portland World Fair. A common metric size for a sheet ...

5. Rim joist - Wikipedia

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   In dimensioned lumber construction, the rim joists are the same depth, thickness and material as the joists themselves; in engineered wood construction, the rim joists may be oriented strand board (OSB), plywood or an engineered wood material varying in thickness from 1 inch (25 mm) to as much as 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (44 mm), though they are ...

6. Standard (timber unit) - Wikipedia

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   The timber would be typically called battens (7 inches wide), deals (above 7, usually 9 inches wide) and planks (11 inches wide); boards were under 2 inches thick. [3] [4] The standard hundred of the Russian capital of Saint Petersburg was 120 boards which were 12 feet long, 1 1 ⁄ 2 inches thick and 11 inches wide – a volume of 165 cubic ...

7. Hardboard - Wikipedia

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   Perforated hardboard, also called pegboard, is tempered hardboard that has a uniform array of 1 ⁄ 8-or-1 ⁄ 4-inch (3.2 or 6.4 mm) holes in it, into which tool-hanging hooks or store fixtures can be placed.