THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



straight splits shall be admitted in this grade, 

 in pieces 10 inches and over wide, which do not 

 exceed one-fourth the length of the piece. 



Slightly discolored sap shall be admitted in 

 this grade. 



NO. 2 OR BOX COMMON. 



Shall be 3 inches and over in ividth. 6 feet 

 and over in length, and .shall admit all pieces 

 below the grade of No. 1 common which will 

 worli at least oiiehalf without waste tor ordi- 

 nary box-making purposes. Stain, worm holes 

 warped and woolly pieces belong iu this grade. 



NO. 3 COMMON. 



Shall be 3 inches and wider and 4 feet and 

 longer, and must contain at least 25 per cent 

 .sound cutting, not less than 3 inches wide and 

 2 feet long. 



COFFIN BOARDS. 



Shall be 8. 14 or 16 feet long, cut to dry ^-ineh 

 thick; 70 per cent to be 13 inches and up wide, 

 10 per cent to be 10 inches, 10 per cent to be 11 

 inches, and 10 per cent to be 12 inches; to have 

 one clean face; to be absolutely free of splits; 

 but one face ina.v have one .sound knot not to 

 exceed two (2) inches in diameter. 



SQUARES. 



Shall be graded .ns No. 1 and No. 2. 

 No. 1 squares shall be practically clear of 

 Jjnots. 

 No. 2 squares admit of sound knots, stained 



and seconds 50 per cent must be firsts and 50 

 per cent may be seconds. 



SAPS AND SELECTS. 



Saps and selects shall be a combined grade. 

 Saiis shall be 4 inches and up wide and clear of 

 knols up to 10 inches. Eleven and 12 inch will 

 admit one standard knot. Tliirtcen-ineh and up 

 will admit two standard knots. Straight splits 

 not to exceed one-fourtli the length of the piece 

 will be allowed if there are no knots. 



Selects shall be 7 inches and up wide, and 

 grade as good as seconds on face side, the oppo- 

 site side to grade as good as No. 2 common. Sun 

 checks not showing on face side when dry and 

 knots be.vond what would constitute a common, 

 are admitted. 



NO. 1 COMMON. 



No. 1 common shall be 5 inches and up wide. 

 Five-inch will admit one standard knot or equal 

 defects. 



Six, 7 and 8 inch will admit two standard 

 knots or equal defects. 



Nine, 10 and 11 inch will admit three standard 

 knots or equal defects. 



Twelve, 13 and 14-inch will admit four standard 

 knots or equal defects. 



As widths increase defects may increase in 

 proportion, provided the board will work two- 

 thirds clear face cuttings, no piece to be less 

 than 5 inches wide and 3 feet long. Bright sap 

 admitted in this grade without limit, or one- 

 third stained sap; straight splits not to exceed 



Eight, 9, 10 and 12 foot will admit two standard 

 knots or 2 inches of l>riglit sap on two corners. 



Fourteen, 16 and 18 foot lengths will admit 

 three standard knots or 3 inches of bright sap 

 <in two corners. 



Seconds shall be graded same as firsts as re- 

 gai'ds knots, hut bright sap shall be admitted 

 without limit. If there are no knots one-third 

 sound discolored sap will be admitted or slight 

 sea.'^oning checks on one side. These defects are 

 based on 6x6 squares and bear the same ratio in 

 other sizes. 



COMMON SQUARES. 



Common squares will include all squares not 

 up to the grade of Ursts and .seconds that will 

 cut two-thirds their length cleai" in short pieces 

 that can be used for newels and short turnings, 

 or will admit of slaincd sap without limit if 

 they havi' no more defects than wouhi go in a 

 .second, or will adndt of slight seasoning checks 

 running full length on two sides. 



BOX BOARDS. 



Eight to 12 and 13 to 17 inches, 12, 11 and 16 

 feet long only. Bright sap is no defect or slight 

 discolored sap that will dress up sound, not nec- 

 essarily bright but not black. 



One sound knot not to exceed 1 inch in diame- 

 ter, showing on one side only, will be admitted 

 in this grade. Spfits in 12-foot may be 15 inches, 

 or a kn'ot that will cut oft, leaving the board 10 

 feet 6 inches long. Fourteen-foot is used for 

 making one side 10 feet 6 inches and one end 



John W. Love. F. M. Hamilton. ,7obn B. Ransom. S. Liebeiman. ,1. H. Baskette. 



THE NASHVILLE DELEGATION AT THE HARDWOOD .MANUFACTU 



sap. small s<*rtson i-h<'cks. splits (not to exceed 

 12 inches in length i and pin worm holes will be 

 allowed. 



POFLAR. 

 FIRSTS AND SECONDS. 



Firsts shall lie S inches and up wide and clear 

 up to 10 inches. 



Eleven and 12 inch will admit 2 inches oE 

 bright sa p. 



Thirteen and 14 inch will admit 2 inches of 

 bright sap and one standard knot, or 4 inches of 

 bright sap if there are ufi knots. 



Fifteen and 16 inch will admit two standard 

 Knots or one standard knot and 3 inches of 

 bright sap. or 5 inches of bright sap with no 

 other defects. ,jp 



As widths increase defects may increase in 

 proportion. 



Seconds shall be 6 inches and up wide. 



Six and 7 in<h must lie clear. 



Eight-inch will admit 1 inch of blight sap, but 

 no (dher defects. 



Nine, 10 and 11 inch will admit one standard 

 knot or 2 inches of bright sap or equal defects. 



Twelve and 13 inch will admit two standard 

 knots or one standard knot and 2 inches of 

 bright sap, or 4 inches of bright sap if there are 

 no knots or equal defects. 



Fourteen and 15 inch will admit tliree stand- 

 ard knots and 4 ineUes of bright sap, or 7 inches 

 of bright sap if there are no knots or equal de- 

 fects. 



As widths increase defects jnay increase in 

 proportion. At 18 inches and up sap is not to be 

 considered a defect in seconds, provided there 

 are no knots. In the comitined grades of firsts 



one-third the length of the piece not to be con- 

 sidered a defect in this grade. 



NO. 



COMMON. 



No. 2 common shall include all lumber 4 inches 

 and up wide that will not come up to the grade 

 of No. 1 common that will cut 50 per cent clear 

 face in short pieces. No cutting to l)e less than 



2 feet long and 4 inches wide. Stained sap shall 

 not be considered a defect in this grade. 



NO. 3 COMMON. 



riic lengths are 4 to 16 feet. The widths are 



3 inches and over, and must contain at least 25 

 per cent of clear or clear face cutting. No piece 

 to contain less than one-half foot face measure. 



NO. 4 COMMON. 



No. 4 common shall include all lumber that 

 will not come up to the grade of No. 3 common 

 and will be a board that can be used for sheath- 

 ing, crating, boxing, etc. Fine pin worm holes 

 a<UniIted in this grade if the lumber is sound. 



SCOOTS. 



Scoots shall include all lumber that will not 

 come up to the grade of No. 4 common. 



STRirS. 



Strips shall be 4. 5 antl 6 indies wide and clear 

 on face side, admitting 1 inch of sap on one edge 

 showing only on one face. 



SQUARES. 



Firsts are to, be sound and free from hearts, 

 shakes and checks. 



M. P. Greene. J. B. liaird 



RERS MEETING. 



3 feet 6 inches, so a split is a serious defect in 

 this length, but 10 per cent of all 14-foot in a 

 given lot nuiy have one split not to exceed 12 

 incties in length. Sixteen-foot may have one 

 standard knot showing through the piece, pro- 

 vided it will cut two pieces, same as a 14-foot 

 board. 



The only re.il difflculty arose on cot- 

 toinvood, Mr. Wctniore prtsenting the ina- 

 .iority report and Mr. Monve the minority 

 report. They settled their dift'ereiie-es be- 

 tween themselves and the above report 

 was the compromise. 



The report of the price list coniiuittee 

 was then presented as follows: 



The committee on values Ijess letive to 

 submit the following report: 



A majority of the committee aiipnintoil 

 are not present at this meeting. The worli' 

 which this committee is required to do 

 is of such importance that we deem it 

 inexpedient and inadvisable to attempt it 

 with less than one-half the committee pres- 

 ent and in such a limited time. The 

 prices on poplar having already had in- 

 telli.£:ent consideration and having been 

 promulgated and put into tise at Lexing- 

 ton and having been established, v\;^ retom- 



