Lumber Products Glossary

E4E – Eased 4 Edges
S2S
– Surfaced 2 Sides
S4S
– Surfaced 4 Sides
S/L
– Straight Line
H/M
– Hit & Miss
P/E
– Parallel Edged
SEL & BTR
– Select & Better
FAS
– First & Seconds
FEQ
– First European Quality
T&G – Tongue & Groove
HI
– Stocked in Hawaii Only

Sheet Products Glossary

FACE:

P/S – Plain Sliced Face
GNH
– Golden Narrow Heart
ROTARY (ROT)
– Rotary Cut
WPF
– Whole Piece Face
P/M
– Plank Match
Q/S
– Quarter Sawn
V/G
– Vertical Grain
B/M
– Book Matched
S/M
– Slip Matched
SMN
– Sequenced Matched & Numbered
N/S
– No Sap
C/G
– Cross-Grain Face
H/G
– Horizontal Grain
AB – A-Grade Face, B-Grade Back
AC – A-Grade Face, C-Grade Back
OVL & BTR – Overlay & Better
C/F
– Clear Finish
1S
– One Side
2S
– Two Sides
G1S – Good One Side
G2S
– Good Two Sides
MEL – Melamine

CORE:

V/C – Veneer Core
C/C
– Composite Core
L/C – Lumber Core
PBC – Particle Board Core
MDF
– Medium Density Fiberboard
MPX
– Poplar Crossband Under Face
SCUF – Solid Crossband Under Face

MISCELLANEOUS:

NAF – No Added Formaldehyde
M/R – Moisture Resistant
NSB
– No Sap Back
O/S
– Oversized
X-BAND – Crossband

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