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Tensile strength

The ability to resist a force acting on a member and tending to lengthen the member or pull the fibres apart lengthwise.

The American term for lumber measure. (Green tally refers to measurement before kilning and net tally to measurement after kilning.)

A type of oil used to finish wood. It is extracted from the seeds of the tung tree.

See “Moldings”.

Moldings used to transition from hardwood to another flooring type.