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Abstract

Disclosed herein is a lumber torque tool used for straightening of warped lumber during the fabrication of wood frame assemblies. This warpage is known as crook and twist. The lumber torque tool comprises: an elongate lever arm comprising an inner lever face, an alignment plate comprising a medial face facing and spaced from the inner lever face, and a torque link extending and fixed between the medial face and the inner lever face. The inner lever face, the medial face and the torque link define a proximally facing U-shaped proximal lock pocket and a U-shaped distal lock pocket at a distal end of the lumber torque tool for engaging lumber therein during the application of forces to the lumber. Methods for using the lumber torque tool to remove twist and crook are described.

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