Description of Terms




Some terms regarding the construction of buffs vary between manufacturers. To make ordering easier, the following list has been assembled for your convenience.

Term
Description
12X3
Outside Dia. x Inside Dia.
Ply
Layers of cloth or sisal
86/80
Material thread count - Horizontal x Vertical
/NO
60/60
/HG
86/80
#2,3,4, etc.
Amount of material around metal clinch ring
Sl Grade / UBM
Untreated
WTCD
Firm yellow mill treatment
WTC
Standard yellow mill treatment
WBTD
Unifirm mill treatment
MSL
Orange mill treatment
SLT
Gray mill treatment
SFM
Sewn finex muslin
CRO
Center ring only - No stock center plate
AH
Arbor hole
Rake / No Rake
Pre-raked face or lathe cut (no rake)
SS
Spiral sewn
CS
Concentric sewn
PH
Pinhole center
Centerless
Pleated buff with no clench ring
FD
Full disc
1RS
One row of sewing around arbor hole
L/C
Leather center
SH/C
Shellac center
SE
Square edge (Goblet buffs)
RE
Round edge (Goblet buffs)
LD/C
Lead center
PKT / EOL
Pack or Every Other Layer
Bias Type
Cut diagonal to fabric

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