HEM FIR • UTILITY GRADE – LIGHT FRAMING
Characteristics permitted and limiting provisions shall be:
Checks - seasoning checks not limited. Through checks at ends are limited as splits.
Knots - not limited as to quality but are well spaced and are permitted in the following sizes or their equivalent displacement:
Nom.
Width |
Anywhere on
Wide Face |
Holes
(any cause)*
|
2" |
1 1/4" |
1" |
3" |
2" |
1 1/4" |
4" |
2 1/2" |
1 1/2" |
*holes maximum permission: one hole or equivalent smaller holes per 1 lin. ft.
Manufacture - Standard “F” Manuacture admits: very heavy torn grain; raised grain; very heavy loosened grain; heavy machine bite; machine gouge; heavy machine offset; chip marks; knife marks; medium wavy dressing; medium mismatch.
Pitch & Pitch Streaks - not limited.
Pockets - pitch or bark, not limited. |
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Shake - surface shakes permitted. If through at edges or ends, limited as splits. Elsewhere, through shakes 1/3 the length, scattered along the length.
Skips - hit or miss, with a maximum of 10% of the pieces containing heavy skips.
Slope of Grain - 1 in 4.
Splits - equal to 1/6 the length of the piece.
Stain - stained wood, not limited.
Unsound Wood - spots or streaks limited to 1/3 the cross section at any point along the length. Must not destroy nailing edge.
Wane - 1/2 the thickness and 1/2 the width full length or equivalent on each face, provided that wane not exceed 7/8 the thickness or 3/4 the width for up to 1/4 the length.
Warp - medium.
White Speck & Honey Comb - firm. |