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... containing defects limited both as to size and number , and which is smoothly finished and suitable for use as a whole for finishing purposes or other uses in which large , clear pieces are required , shall be considered select lumber ...
... containing defects limited both as to size and number , and which is smoothly finished and suitable for use as a whole for finishing purposes or other uses in which large , clear pieces are required , shall be considered select lumber ...
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... containing de- fects or blemishes which detract from a finish appearance but which is suitable for Suitable for natural finishes . ( Grade A - Practically free from de- fects . Grade B - Allows a few small de- fects or blemishes . Grade ...
... containing de- fects or blemishes which detract from a finish appearance but which is suitable for Suitable for natural finishes . ( Grade A - Practically free from de- fects . Grade B - Allows a few small de- fects or blemishes . Grade ...
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... contain only sound wood , unless decay is specifically permitted . 64. The measurement of a knot shall be made on the section of the knot appearing on the surface under consideration . 65. In post and timber grades , and on the wide ...
... contain only sound wood , unless decay is specifically permitted . 64. The measurement of a knot shall be made on the section of the knot appearing on the surface under consideration . 65. In post and timber grades , and on the wide ...
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... contain the pith , and it is impossible to locate it with any degree of accuracy , the same inspection shall be made ... containing the pith , but not a 5 - inch radial line , which is less than 2 inches by 8 inches in section or less ...
... contain the pith , and it is impossible to locate it with any degree of accuracy , the same inspection shall be made ... containing the pith , but not a 5 - inch radial line , which is less than 2 inches by 8 inches in section or less ...
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... contain not less than 85 per cent of No. 1 door cuttings , not including pieces with over two muntins , or muntins only No. 3 clear factory - Lumber containing not less than 70 per cent of No. 1 door cuttings , not including pieces with ...
... contain not less than 85 per cent of No. 1 door cuttings , not including pieces with over two muntins , or muntins only No. 3 clear factory - Lumber containing not less than 70 per cent of No. 1 door cuttings , not including pieces with ...
Common terms and phrases
½ inch 12 inches American Lumber Standards AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION April 22 Board foot board measure Bunches must measure bunches to square butts when green cent Central Committee CIATION commercially dry shipping Committee on Lumber Consulting Committee courses to bunch defects and blemishes Dense select Department of Commerce dimension Douglas fir dry shipping weight factory lumber feet fir or southern Forest Products Laboratory Free on board grading rules HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS inch wide inches across butts Inches Inches Inches inches when dry inches__ inspection knot length LUMBER DEALERS ASSOCIATION lumber of standard LUMBERMEN'S Asso MICHI MICHIG UNIVE MOULDINGS muntins Named port piece Pinus pitch pocket pith plank RETAIL LUMBER DEALERS RSITY UNIVE S1S or S2S select and select shingle shiplapped shipment sides Simplified Practice SITY softwood southern pine standard grade SUGAR PINE surface Taxodium distichum thickness tion UNIV CHIG UNIV RSITY UNIV UNIV UNIVE ERSITY UNIV weight and moisture yard lumber
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Page 8 - Factory flooring, heavy roofing, decking, and sheet piling [The thicknesses apply to all widths and the widths to all thicknesses...
Page 33 - A through shake is one extending from one surface through the piece to the opposite surface or to an adjoining surface.
Page 34 - Bow is a deviation flatwise from a straight line drawn from end to end of a piece and is measured at the point of greatest distance from the straight line.
Page 23 - Upon receipt of complaint from the purchaser the seller shall immediately request the association under whose rules shipment has been made to provide official reinspection or remeasurement, as the case may be, according to its inspection rules in effect at the time of execution of contract; and the purchaser shall lend all reasonable assistance to facilitate the reinspection or remeasurement.
Page 31 - A knot cluster is two or more knots grouped together as a unit with the fibers of the wood deflected around the entire unit. A group of single knots is not a knot cluster. Branch knots are two or more knots branching from a common center.
Page 4 - The grading of lumber cannot be considered an exact science, because it is based on a visual inspection of each piece and on the judgment of the grader. The provisions of these specifications, however, are sufficiently explicit to establish 5 per cent below grade as a reasonable variation between graders.
Page 29 - Imperfect manufacture. Includes all defects or blemishes which are produced in manufacturing, such as chipped grain, loosened grain, raised grain, torn grain, skips in dressing, hit and miss, variation in sawing, miscut lumber, machine burn, machine gouge, mismatching, and insufficient tongue or groove.
Page 2 - Lumber which has been run through a matching machine, sticker, or molder. Worked lumber may be (1) matched, (2) shiplapped, or (3) patterned.
Page 85 - ... beams and stringers in which the narrow faces are horizontal faces and the wide faces are vertical, and this should be noted in applying the knot provisions of the beam and stringer grade to such material.
Page 70 - FOB VESSEL (named port of shipment? Under this term, the seller quotes a price covering all expenses up to, and including, delivery of the goods upon the overseas vessel provided by, or for, the buyer at the named port of shipment.