Lumber
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Template:Redirect Template:Globalize [[File:Wood from victoria mountain ash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Wood cut from Victorian Eucalyptus regnans]] thumb|upright=1.15|The harbor of Bellingham, Washington, filled with logs, 1972 Lumber (American English; used only in North America) or timber (used in the rest of the English speaking world) is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for structural purposes but has many other uses as well.
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See also
- Cubic ton
- Deck (building)
- Engineered wood
- Hardwood timber production
- List of woods
- Logging
- Lumberjack
- Non-timber forest product
- Recycling timber
- Timber treatment
- Wood economy
- Woodworking
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