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What is the difference between2 and premium select grades of lumber?
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premium select has less knotts, #2 construction grade.
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Can you get lumber after getting lumber shed in harvest moon?
when you have the lumber shed it will not show the lumber but in fact it DOES go into the lumber shed to get the lumber out press on the shed I HOPE I HAVE HELPED YOU
Is lumber a collective noun?
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What is the difference between fibreboard and chipboard?
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