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  2. Plyboo - Wikipedia

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    Smith & Fong incorporated in 1997, and spent the remainder of the 1990s adding more bamboo flooring and plywood options to its Plyboo offerings. In 2000, the company launched bamboo strand flooring; in 2001, Smith & Fong introduced coconut palm plywood and flooring under the Durapalm brand, and bamboo plywood production moved to a 4’x8 ...

  3. Medium density overlay panel - Wikipedia

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    Medium density overlay panel, or MDO panel, is a paintable surface made of plywood with a weather-resistant resin overlay bonded to the wood by heat and pressure. The overlay, which has at least 27% resin content, [1] resists water, weather, wear and degradation. A similar product with a more rugged, smoother surface is called high density ...

  4. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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    A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...

  5. Composite material - Wikipedia

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    Woody plants, both true wood from trees and such plants as palms and bamboo, yield natural composites that were used prehistorically by humankind and are still used widely in construction and scaffolding. Plywood, 3400 BC, [11] by the Ancient Mesopotamians; gluing wood at different angles gives better properties than natural wood.

  6. Weyerhaeuser - Wikipedia

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    The Weyerhaeuser Company (/ ˈ w ɛər h aʊ z ə r / WAIR-how-zər) is an American timberland company which owns nearly 12,400,000 acres (19,400 sq mi; 50,000 km 2) of timberlands in the U.S., and manages an additional 14,000,000 acres (22,000 sq mi; 57,000 km 2) of timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. [5]

  7. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    It is available in many species, including hardwoods and softwoods, such as white pine and red pine, because of their low cost. [ 1 ] Finished lumber is supplied in standard sizes, mostly for the construction industry – primarily softwood , from coniferous species, including pine , fir and spruce (collectively spruce-pine-fir ), cedar , and ...

  8. Pressed wood - Wikipedia

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    The creation of pressed wood begins with the veneers [2] being placed in a rotary dryer. [3] This dryer is typically heated with steam at around 204 °C (400 °F). This process prepares the veneers for the humidifying process in which the veneers are then placed into humidification chambers.

  9. 84 Lumber - Wikipedia

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    84 Lumber sign. 84 Lumber is an operated American building materials supply company. Founded in 1956 [2] by Joseph Hardy, it derives its name from the unincorporated village of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place 20 miles (32 km) south of Pittsburgh, where its headquarters are located.