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plank wood wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 gallery 2 see also 3 references toggle the table of contents plank wood 28 languages العربية brezhoneg català čeština dansk deutsch esperanto español français עברית bahasa indonesia ido 日本語 한국어 lëtzebuergesch ligure nedersaksies nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål سنڌي chishona српски srpski svenska தமிழ் українська 粵語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia timber in the shape of long rectangular prisms this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources plank wood news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2015 learn how and when to remove this message a plank used in the repair of a ship a plank is timber that is flat elongated and rectangular with parallel faces that are higher and longer than wide 1 used primarily in carpentry planks are critical in the construction of ships houses bridges and many other structures 2 planks also serve as supports to form shelves and tables cutting a log into planks in a sawmill usually made from timber sawed so that the grain runs along the length planks are usually more than 1 1 2 in 38 mm thick and are generally wider than 2 1 2 in 64 mm planks are often used as a work surface on elevated scaffolding and need to be thick enough to provide strength without breaking when walked on in the united states planks can be any length and are generally a minimum of 2 8 1 1 2 in 7 1 4 in or 38 mm 184 mm but planks that are 2 10 1 1 2 in 9 1 4 in or 38 mm 235 mm and 2 12 1 1 2 in 11 1 4 in or 38 mm 286 mm are more commonly stocked by lumber retailers timber is categorized as a board if its width is less than 2 1 2 in 64 mm and its thickness is less than 1 1 2 in 38 mm in germany the national norm din 68252 stipulates that the thickness of a plank termed bohle must be 40 mm minimum 3 a plank used in a building as a horizontal supporting member that runs between foundations walls or beams to support a ceiling or floor is called a joist the plank was the basis of maritime transport wood except some dense hardwoods floats on water and abundant forests meant wooden logs could be easily obtained and processed making planks the primary material in ship building however since the 20th century wood has largely been supplanted in ship construction by iron and steel to decrease cost and improve durability 4 gallery edit plank boardwalk dufferin terrace quebec city canada plank footbridge thailand planks on construction scaffold washington dc us historic plank floor joists slater mill rhode island us transport of planks with a hand cart in douala cameroon see also edit lumber plank cooking walking the plank references edit definition of plank www merriam webster com 18 june 2024 retrieved 28 june 2024 karen bush gibson 1 january 2005 plank houses capstone press pp 5 isbn 978 0 7368 3725 5 retrieved 28 january 2011 din 68252 1 1978 01 din media www dinmedia de retrieved 2025 04 23 iron and steel in ships new south wales office of environment and heritage retrieved 24 november 2013 v t e wood products lumber timber batten beam bressummer cls cruck flitch beam flooring joist lath log building log cabin log house molding panelling plank plate post purlin rafter railroad ties reclaimed shingle siding sill stud timber truss treenail truss utility pole engineered wood cross laminated timber glued laminated timber veneer lvl parallel strand i joist fiberboard hardboard masonite mdf oriented strand board oriented structural straw board particle board plywood structural insulated panel wood plastic composite lumber fuelwood charcoal biochar firelog firewood pellet fuel wood fuel fibers cardboard corrugated fiberboard paper paperboard pulp pulpwood rayon derivatives birch tar cellulose nano hemicellulose cellulosic ethanol dyes lignin liquid smoke lye methanol pyroligneous acid pine tar pitch sandalwood oil tannin wood gas by products barkdust black liquor ramial chipped wood sawdust tall oil wood flour wood wool woodchips historical axe ties bavin wood billet wood clapboard dugout canoe potash sawdust brandy split rail fence tanbark timber framing wooden masts see also biomass certified wood destructive distillation 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