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Kiln dried lumber: Any wood that has been dried in a heated kiln to lower the materials moisture content to between the 6 and 12% range. Preferred over air-dried lumber which has a higher moisture content and is thus subject to more warping as it dries out after installation.

Knot: A part of a branch or limb that appears on the surface of a board. Usually brown in color and oval in size.

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