Domestic Grades |
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| Appearance Grades |
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| # 1
Clears |
No knots - Clear Timber on 4 sides.
End uses: Furniture / Mouldings / Joinery / Weatherboard / Lining /
Decking / Feature construction. |
| # 2 Clears |
Clear on 1 Face and 2 edges.
End uses: Furniture / Joinery / Weatherboard / lining / Exposed beams /
Decking / Feature Construction . |
| Dressing Grade |
Tight knot grade. |
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Merchant Grade |
Still structurally sound, bark encased knots and pith are
allowed. |
|
Box Grade |
Lowest grade end use boxing and pallets. |
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Structural Grades |
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| # 1 Framing |
Knots up to 1/3 of the area ratio. |
| # 2 Framing |
Knots up to ½ of the area ratio larger portions of pith. |
| Industrial |
Providing board holds together larger tolerances on a range
of defects. |
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Export Grades |
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| # 1 Cuttings |
a) 1.0 m clear cuttings
b) minimum of 2.0 m total clear cuttings
c) minimum 70% clear recovery |
| # 2 Cuttings |
a) .600 m clear cuttings,
b) minimum of 1.8 m total clear cuttings
c) minimum 70% clear recovery |
| # 3 Cuttings |
a) .300 m clear cuttings,
b) minimum of 1.0 m total clear cuttings
a) minimum 50% clear recovery |
| Standard
Grade |
Suitable for furniture, cut from pruned logs. |
| Pith Free COL |
Combination of # 1,# 2, # 3 Cuttings, no pith. |
| Industrial
Grade |
Pith will be the most common defect. Knots will still
hold together. |
