THTR 1001 Chapter : 7 MATERIAL
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White pine - lightweight, easily worked, fairly inexpensive - used for flat framing and. Yellow pine stronger than white pine also denser, and heavier to work, so it is heavier on your tools. Douglas fir - heavier and cheaper than white pine - used for framing and legging of. Grades: (a, b, c, d select), (number 1 and 2 common) Dimensions of stock lumber: nominal versus actual -numbers that we call it (measurement) is nominal/ actual is what we actually get (meaning the actual length) (bh pg 122), One board foot equals 144 cubic inches of nominally sized lumber. (for example; a stick of weight- bearing structures. (depth x width x length) wood 1 x 12 x 12 ) Crown or cornice is the moulding that we use to cover the intersection between wall and celling. Picture rail is pretty and adds a layer around the room/ place to hang pictures from and not ruin the wall itself.
