Timber and Wood Based Products are internationally traded items, which means they may be produced to metric or imperial standards. For instance Panel Products from North America and the Far East are normally produced to an imperial size of 8' x 4' and sold on the UK market as 2440mmx 1220mm.
Metric Equivalents
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Standard Lengths of Sawn Softwood |
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Inches |
Metres |
Feet |
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1/8 |
1.5 |
5 |
| 6 |
1/4 |
1.8 |
6 |
| 9 |
3/8 |
2.1 |
7 |
| 12 |
1/2 |
2.4 |
8 |
| 15 |
5/8 |
2.7 |
9 |
| 19 |
3/4 |
3.0 |
10 |
| 22 |
7/8 |
3.3 |
11 |
| 25 |
1 |
3.6 |
12 |
| 32 |
1.1/4 |
3.9 |
13 |
| 38 |
1.1/2 |
4.2 |
14 |
| 47 |
1.7/8 |
4.5 |
15 |
| 50 |
2 |
4.8 |
16 |
| 63 |
2.1/2 |
5.1 |
17 |
| 75 |
3 |
5.4 |
18 |
| 100 |
4 |
5.7 |
19 |
| 125 |
5 |
6.0 |
20 |
| 150 |
6 |
6.3 |
21 |
| 175 |
7 |
6.6 |
22 |
| 200 |
8 |
7.9 |
23 |
| 225 |
9 |
7.2 |
24 |
| 250 |
10 |
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| 300 |
12 |
Certain lengths, including those 5.1m and over, are more scarce and therefore will command a price premium. |
| 375 |
15 |
| 450 |
18 |
| 525 |
21 |
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| 600 |
24 |
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| 675 |
27 |
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| 900 |
36 |
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Sawn Softwood is traditionally available in the cross sections given below
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75 |
100 |
115 |
125 |
138 |
150 |
175 |
200 |
225 |
250 |
275 |
300 |
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| 19 |
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| 22 |
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| 25 |
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| 32 |
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| 38 |
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| 47 |
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| 50 |
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| 63 |
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| 75 |
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| 100 |
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| 150 |
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| 250 |
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| 300 |
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