Category: Glossary of Terms -K

The groove left in a board when cut by a saw blade.

The process of drying lumber artificially under scientifically controlled conditions. Kilns are the chambers having controlled air flow, temperature and relative humidity for drying lumber, veneer and other wood products.

The dark marking where the branch jointed the tree trunk. In hardwood strip flooring, small and pin knots aren’t more than ½” in diameter. A sound knot is a knot cut approximately parallel to its long axis so that the exposed section is definitely elongated.

Wood dried with artificial heat in a controlled environment as opposed to naturally air dried.