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English translation: raw timber
| 17:37 Jan 5, 2011 |
| Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Forestry / Wood / Timber | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Per Bergvall Norway Local time: 12:51 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | raw timber |
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| 4 | untreated/unprocessed timber |
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| 4 | green lumber/timber |
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untreated/unprocessed timber Explanation: I think you are right Brigid. Googling unprocessed timber gives a lot of hits to do with countries banning exports/imports of unprocessed or untreated timber Reference: http://www.rjsharples.co.uk/Untreated%20Timber.htm Reference: http://www.illegal-logging.info/item_single.php?it_id=4287&i... |
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green lumber/timber Explanation: Green Lumber(Live) - Freshly cut lumber that has not had time to dry. Lumber that is above 30% moisture content. ... www.kooturlumber.com/glossary.shtml -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2011-01-05 17:58:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Green timber: Freshly felled or undried timber with its moisture content above fibre saturation point (qv). www.flotermo.com/glossary.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2011-01-05 18:10:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Unseasoned timber is known as green timber. ... untreated timber, often called 'green timber' www.allindiary.org/.../timber-as-a-construction-material-in... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2011-01-05 18:18:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- raw or green timber/lumber Prompt drying of wood immediately after felling therefore significantly upgrades and adds value to raw timber. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_drying ... a layer of cut raw or green lumber in constructing a stack of raw lumber which is to be inserted in a drying kiln to cure the lumber. ... www.google.com/patents?id=v9I2AAAAEBAJ |
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13 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2raw timber Explanation: Morning Brigid - since you must have considered and disregarded raw timber, it would be interesting to know why. In quotes, raw timber gets 100,000 Google hits plus, and while some are about the music group Raw Timber, it is clearly in common use... |
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