cut
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plain-sliced(flat
cut),quarter-cut,rotary-cut,see table 2 for common face veneer patterns
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grade description
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AA
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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color and matching
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sap
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heart
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nat
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sap
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heart
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nat
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sap
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heart
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nat
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sapwood
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yes
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no
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yes
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yes
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no
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yes
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yes
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no
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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heartwood
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no
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yes
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yes
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no
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yes
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yes
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no
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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color streaks or spots
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slight
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slight
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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color variation
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slight
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yes
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slight
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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sharp color contrasts at joints
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no
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no
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no
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yes
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yes
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yes
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type
of matching book matched slip matched pleasing matched
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yes
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yes
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specify
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specify
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specify
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specify
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_
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_
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yes
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nominal minimum plain-s
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152mm
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127mm
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76mm
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no
limit
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no
limit
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no
limit
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width of face quarter
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76mm
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76mm
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76mm
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components rotary
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152mm
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127mm
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102mm
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Natural
characteristics
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small conspicuous burls&pin
konts-combined avg.Number
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2per
1m2
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4per
1m2
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6per
1m2
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no limit
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no limit
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no limit
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conspicuous burls-max.size
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6.4mm
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9.5mm
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12.7mm
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no limit
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no limit
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no limit
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conspicuous pin knots avg number max size: dark part total
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no
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4per
3m2
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3per
1m2
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no
limit
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no
limit
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no
limit
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3.2mm
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3.2mm
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6.4mm
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6.4mm
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scattered sound and repaired knots-combined avg.number max.size-sound max size-repaired avg.no-repaired
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no
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no
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4per
3m2
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3per
1m2
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4per
1m2
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no limit
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9.5mm
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12.7mm
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25.4mm
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38mm
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3.2mm
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12.7mm
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19mm
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25.4mm
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4per
3m2
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4per
3m2
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2per
1m2
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6per
1m2
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mineral streaks
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no.maple.slight
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slight
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slight
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
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bark pockets
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no
|
no
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few
to
3.2mm
x
25.4mm
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few to 6.4mmx
50.8mm
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6.4mmx
50.8mm
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yes
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worm tracks
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slight
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slight
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slight.ash.yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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vine marks
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slight
|
slight
|
slight
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
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cross bars
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slight
|
slight
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
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yes
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MANUFACTURING CHARACTEISTICS
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rough Cut/ruptured grain
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no
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no
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slight
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two
203mm
dia. areas or equivalent
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5% of panel
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10%of panel
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blended repeired tapering hairline spins
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two
0.8mm
x
76mm
on danel ends only
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two
1.6mm
x
152mm
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four
3.2mm
x
203mm
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four
4.8mm
x
254mm
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six
6.4mm
x
254mm
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yes
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repairs
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very
small biending
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small
blanding
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plending
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yes
|
yes
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yes
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special characteristics
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