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Refers to the hardwood’s adjustment to the environment it is in, in terms of moisture and humidity.
Refers to the act of wearing away at a hardwood floor finish, thereby damaging the wood.
Refers to flooring installed above ground level, with a minimum of 18 inches of well-ventilated space available.
Uses older wood recycled from buildings to manufacture the flooring. Or, is distressed either by hand or machine to create an antique look.
A term used indicating that “all widths and lengths” of a specified thickness of lumber may be included in a shipment.
A term used indicating that all widths and lengths of a specified thickness of lumber may be included in a shipment.
A trade association based in Washington, D.C. representing the nations Class I Railroads. The AAR represents the industry in the broad fields of Law, Public Affairs, Legislation, Economics and Finance, Research and Testing, Transportation, Safety, Engineering, Freight Claim and Prevention and Car service.
The time elapsed between spreading adhesive on surfaces to be joined and application of pressure to the joint. Open assembly time is from the beginning of spreading to joint closure. Closed assembly time is from joint closure to application of full pressure.
Method of controlling the annual or periodic acreage harvested from a forest, despite fluctuations in fiber-yield volumes. This leads to a managed forest.
A program of the American Forest Foundations Center for Family Forests is the oldest of forest certification programs and was established in 1941. The ATFS focuses its program on private family forest landowners in the United States.