timber

Timber is a term used to describe young trees and/or their wood, as well as large squared or treated pieces of wood that are ready for use in structures or framing.

In the United Kingdom and Australia, sawed wood boards are also called 'timber'; however, such dimensional wood boards made from timber are called 'lumber' in the United States and Canada.


Timber can be treated with preservatives for protection against mold, fungus, and insects. It is most often used for 'timber framing', a type of construction requiring heavy materials to make the frame. This is as opposed to modern 'stick framing,' which uses dimensional sawn boards, or lumber.

Bloggers interested in the topic of timber are discussing whether or not timber is still in use as structural members, and how people working with timber can become actors of the wood and forestry chain at sites like NetBois.com.

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• Rough & Ready Lumber, the last sawmill in Josephine County, set to close (photos)

  
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  Here lies Rough & Ready Lumber. The last sawmill in Josephine County closes next week, a grim milestone in the persistent stalemate over logging thats peculiar to this unique corner of Oregon.
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• Rough & Ready sawmill closure throws spotlight on logging in southwest Oregon

  
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  In much of western Oregon, the 1990s timber wars have given way to a shaky detente, with a focus on thinning and light-touch restoration in federal forests. In this unique corner of southwest Oregon, the battle still runs hot.
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• "The population of Asia in 1500 was five times as big as that of Western Europe (284 million compared..."

  
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  “ The population of Asia in 1500 was five times as big as that of Western Europe (284 million compared with 57 million), and the ratio was about the same in 1600. It was a very large market with a network of Asian traders operating between East Africa and India, and from Eastern India to Indonesia. East of the ...
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• Designtree’s Gorgeous Frankie Lamps are Made with 100% Recycled PET and FSC-Certified Beech

  
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  Read the rest of Designtree’s Gorgeous Frankie Lamps are Made with 100% Recycled PET and FSC-Certified Beech Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: designtree , FSC certified timber , FSC-certified wood designs , green designers from New Zealand , green interiors , green lighting , ...
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• Mad Mackerel The Last Five Years – Dr Roddy Looks Back

  
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  Believe it or not, Mad Mackerel has been around for more than five years now. During that time we’ve posted more than 4,000 times, and offered more than 5,000 songs for your listening pleasure. And more than three quarters of a million people have paid MM a visit during our lifetime on Google’s godawful blogspot ...
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• Ideas to decorate the Children Bedroom furnishings

  
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  Read more @ Eco-Logic Bamboo With regards to decorating a kid’s bedroom it seems like an uphill task for the parents as to many questions pop to their head. Ought to they program the room around their child’s beloved cartoon character? Or ought to the mother and father paint the room to appear like a tropical ...
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• Build Locally with Roundwood Timber Framing

  
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  Dimensional lumber — 2x4s, 2x6s, etc., are about as ubiquitous as suburban sprawl is in America. (Maybe there’s some kind of relationship there..?) 2x4s are an industrial product, only becoming a dominant building material in the last century. As priorities have shifted to speed, uniformity, and ease of ...
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• Innovative Tips On How To Build And Run A Profitable Timber Supply Business

  
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  Running a timber wholesale business can be a fabulous way to make profits while doing work you actually like and love to do. There are many things to consider when starting. If you prepare a good strategy, you will end up the proud owner of a successful winning business. Remember these secrets and techniques. Always ...
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• REVIEW: Timber Creek by Veronica Wolff

  
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  Sandy M’s review of Timber Creek (Sierra Falls, Book 2) by Veronica Wolff Contemporary Romance published by Berkley 31 Dec 12 I’ve been looking forward to this new addition to Ms. Wolff’s Sierra Falls series, after having such a terrific time with the first book. While the small-town feel is still very ...
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• Coffee and End Tables

  
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  Read more @ Eco-Logic Bamboo They might match or only complement each other, but without them you would just have a room with a sofa. When it comes to living room furniture two standards are the coffee table and end tables. Coffee and end tables are used for many things from eating or resting feet to being a ...
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• Greenington Fine Bamboo Furniture

  
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  Read more @ Eco-Logic Bamboo The possibilities available to the furniture designer, cabinet maker or DIY enthusiast using architectural bamboo boards are limited only to the imagination. Have a look at what Greenington have managed to come up with & be inspired … Quoted from their web site: Greenington Fine ...
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• Engineered Timber Flooring In An Affordable Price Range_468

  
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  Engineered Timber Flooring In An Affordable Price Range Victorian Designer Floors Melbourne brings in a huge range of innovative engineered timber flooring options in attractive price range. Engineered timber flooring is neither too expensive as wooden flooring nor as cheap and non durable as ply wood flooring. It is ...
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• Laser cut wooden record

  
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  Digital music goes analog once again We’ve encountered Amanda Ghassaei and her digitally fabricated records before, when she 3D printed some rockin’ tracks that were playable on a standard turntable. This time around, she has turned her talents towards exploring the potential of laser cutting to get her ...
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• Front Door Security

  
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  Read more @ Eco-Logic Bamboo Door Security measure 67% of break-ins take place through the front door. Standard door locks (Yale variety) on its own is actually not really enough. The door should also be fitted with other locks at points along the door. These types of locks should become some thing similar to a ...
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• GIVE YOUR SASH WINDOWS A SPRING CLEAN

  
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  Time to throw open your windows, dust off the spider webs and enjoy the weather while it lasts. So spring has taken a bit longer than expected to blossom this year, but with the recent warm weather we’re sure many have been throwing back those shutters and letting in the beautiful British sunshine. Just imagine ...
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• Why does FSC Certification of bamboo matter?

  
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  Read more @ Eco-Logic Bamboo Why FSC? One of the big challenges we experience on our Eco-Logic Bamboo products, is that other products are often marketed as “Green” when in fact the products are not green. The industry term for this is called  “greenwashing“. So how do you KNOW whether a product is REALLY ...
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• A Day In Hyderabad

  
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