May 10, l;i21 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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fi-om lilt, heart, shake and other defects which materially Impair the 

 str('nf;th of the piece. 

 I'jiraKraph 7 : 



Standard Grades. 



Tlie insertion ot (lie following' paragraph under Generai Instnutions is. 

 reeomnii'nded for the purpose of avoiding misunderstanding and promoting 

 tile use as far as possible ot the exact grade-names as tliey appear in these 

 rules : 



.\ll lumber shall be inspected according to these rules as defined under 

 (Seneral Instructions and Standard Inspection unless otherwise specified. 

 'I'he rules defined under Special Inspection shall be applied only when 

 specified in the contract hefwein buyer and seller. The rules under Stan 

 darcl Inspietion and Special Inspection shall not be applie<l under any 

 contract wliich specifies grade names different from those listed herein, 

 except Ijy special agreement l>etween liuyer and seller. 



PART II 



CH.V.NGE.S IX THE PllESENT BCI/ES 



Paragraph 8 : 



Miscut Lumber. 

 (See page 10 present rules.) 



Owing to the difficulties involved in manufacturing 4" and thicker lum- 

 ber, especially In some woods, it is recommended that the rule defining 

 miscut lumber be amended so as to permit a variation of %" in thickness 

 in stock cut 4" and thicker. If adopted, this paragraph would read as 

 follows : 



Lumber showing greater variation in tliickness between any two points 

 than the following table must be measured at the thinnest part and classed 

 as miscut, and must be graded and reported as such : 



I'j" in thicknesses of Vi" or less. 



Mi" in thicknesses of %" and %". 



1/4" in thicknesses ot 1" to 2". 



%" in thicknesses of 2y>" to .■!)/.". 



%" in thicknesses of 4" and thicker. 

 Paragraph 9 : 



No. 2 Axles. 

 (See page 107 of present rules.) 



On suggestion of the National Implement and Vehicle Association, that 

 unsound knots now admitted by our rules in Xo. 2 .\xles. in connection 

 with other defects admitted, make too poor an axle for practical utilization, 

 it is recommended that these unsound knots be eliminated from the present 

 rule. It adopted, this would make the rule read as follows : 



No. 2 .Xxles will admit %" sound knots, IVt" sound knots not less than 

 12" apart, or tlieir equivalent in smaller detects: season checks 1" deep 

 and 24" long, end splits not exceeding S" in length, grain crossing in not 

 less than halt the length ot the piece, 1" ot wane, two grub holes showing 

 on one or two sides, or other defects equivalent to the above. 



Hewn axles shall be measured to square to the size they are ordered. 



Defects at ends of axles that will admit working five feet six inches to 

 be accepted. 

 Paragraph 10 : 



Cypress Rules. 

 (See pages 77 and 78 present rules.) 



In order to meet prevailing customs of the trade and to simplify inspec- 

 tion, the following changes are recommended in the rules for Xo. 1 Com- 

 mon, No. 2 Common, No. 1 Boxing and No. 2 Boxing. These changes con- 

 sist of reducing these four grades to three grades. Other grades in cypress 

 remain unchanged. The present rule for No. 1 Common is left unchanged 

 with only one or two sliglit modifications for the purpose of clarifying the 

 rule. The present rules for Xo. 2 Common and Xo. 1 Boxing are combined 

 in one grade under the caption of Xo. 2 Common. The present rule for Xo. 

 2 Itiixing remains unchanged with the exception that the caption is changed 

 to "Boxing." Tliese rules as amended would read as follows ; 

 No. 1 Common. 



Inspection must be made from the good side. The reverse side must not 

 be below the grade of No. 2 Common and must not contain defects that 

 materially impair the strength ot the piece or prevent its use in full length 

 and width tor common purposes. No. 1 Common must be 3" and over wide, 

 0' and over long, admitting not to exceed 10 per cent ot G and 7' lengths. 



This grade will admit sound stain, worm holes, season checks, a slight 

 amount ot peck, slight shake not extending through the piece, sound knots, 

 an occasional unsound knot not exceeding 1" in diameter and not extending 

 more than half through the piece, slight wane on one or both edges not to 

 exceed one-third the length or one-half the thickness ot the piece and one 

 end-split not exceeding in length the width of the piece or its equivalent in 

 both ends. 



No. 2 Common. 



Xo, 2 Common must be .■?" and over wide. 6' and over long. 



This grade will admit all the defects admitted in Xo. 1 Common, but the 

 defects may be larger and coarser, and in addition will admit peck on both 

 sides, through shake, unsound knots, knot holes, and other unsound defects 

 that will not cause waste of more than 33 1/3 per cent of any piece when 

 >ise<l for ordinary box making, crating, sheathing or similar purposes In 

 cuttings not less than 3" wide and 2' long or 4" wide and 18" long. 



Specified widths in this grade must have sufficient strength to permit the 

 use ot each piece in its full length and width for low grade fencing, sheath- 

 ing, construction and other common purposes. 



Boxing. 



ISo.\ing must \» :'," and over wide, 4' and over long, and must work 

 not less than ."jO'/o in the foilowing descrilied cuttings, no cutting to be 

 less than 3" wide and 2' feet long, or 4" wide and 18" long. Each cutting 

 may contain sound slain, worm holes, unsound knots and peck that do 

 not extend through, season checks and other defects that do not materially 

 impair the strength of the cutting or prevent Its use for ordinary liox 

 making purposes. 

 I'aragiaph 11 : 



Xo. 1 Common Mahogany. 

 (See commencing page 31 present rules) 



There are certain differences between the present grade of Xo. 1 Com- 

 iiinn Maliogany and the same grade of Oak and other cabinet woods. 

 Several large Mahogany concerns feel that this condition should he eor- 

 recte<l. not only because this grade of Maliogany is cut up for practically 

 the .same pur|ioses as Oak. but also to make the rules more uniform and 

 easier of apiiliiatbui. It is. therefore, reconiinended that the present rules 

 for Xo. 1 Ccniimon Mahogany be amended to conform to the eighth, ninth 

 and tentli paragraphs under the caption of Xo. 1 Common Plain Oak on 

 page 59. The rule as amended would read as follows : 



Xo. 1 Common must be 4" and over wide. C and over long. 



Pieces 4" wide, (!' and 7' long, must be clear; 8 to 11' long, must work 

 66 2/3% clear face in not over two pieces; 12 to IG' long must work 

 (J(> 2/3% clear face in not over three pieces. Xo piece of cutting sliall he 

 less than 2' long by the full width ot the piece. 



Pieces 0' long, .1" to S" wide, may have one standard defect ; 9" and 

 over wide may have two standard detects. 



Pieces 5" to 7" wide, 7' to 11' long, must work 06 2/3% clear face 

 in not over two cuttings; 12' to 16' long must work 66 2/3% clear face 

 in not over three cuttings. 



Pieces S" and over wide, 7' to 9' long, must work 66 2/3% clear face 

 in not over two cuttings ; 10' to 13' must work on 66 2/3% clear face in 

 not over three cuttings ; 14' to 16' must work 66 2/3% clear face in not 

 over four cuttings. 



Each adtlitional 4' in length over 16' long will admit one additional 

 cutting in all widths described alxive. 



Xo cutting shall be less than 4" wide and 2' long or 3" wide and 3' long. 



PART 111. 

 Additions to the Present Rules. 

 Parasiai)h 12 ; 



Standard Turning Stock. 

 Special Inspection. 

 The Association ot Wood Using Industries has requested that we adopt 

 rules for turning squares. They state that the requirements of the wood- 

 turning industry, as shown Tjy their surveys, are normally 1,800,000.000 

 feet per annum and that practically all of this Is classed as hardwoods. 

 The rules which tiiey propose are substantially the same as the following 

 recommendations : 



Standard Turning Squares. 



Standard sizes are Vj" to 2>L'" in multiples of %"; and 2>/i" to 

 5" in multiples of %". 



Standard lengths are IS" to 24" in multiples of 1". and 24" and over 

 in multiples ot 2", but there must not be more than 20% of 24" and 

 shorter. 



Standard grades are Xo. 1 and Xo. 2, which are combined as one grade 

 unless otherwise specified. The combined grade must not contain more 

 than 30% of No. 2. 



Standard turning squares must be sawn full size and length when 

 shipping dr.v. Over size variation of not more than %" shall be allowed. 

 Squares having an oversize variation of more than %" shall be classed 

 as miscut. 



Wane or other defects that will be removed in turning the square to 

 Us working size shall not be considered as defects. End checks not ex- 

 ceeding V." in length will not be considered as detects. Sap is no defect 

 unless otherwise specified. Xo heart will Iw admitted. 



Otherwise No. 1 Standard Turning Squares must be clear. No. 2 Standard 

 Turning S(|uares will ailmit one sound %" knot or its equivalent for each 

 18" of the length of the piece. 



The American Wholesale Lumberman 



All the full jjrown vigor iif tlic warriors who sprang iull-arnioreil 

 from a sowing of dragon's teeth is displayed by the first edition of 

 the •'American Wholesale Lumberman," the organ of the Amer- 

 ican Wholesale Lumber Association, which wont to press April 26. 

 The first issue, which is full of interesting news on conditions, 

 trade opinions from leading wholesalers and snappy "500 Cam- 

 paign'" stuff, was sponsored by Charles B. Carothers, president of 

 Charles B. Carothers. Inc., Memphis and Columbus, O. The Chicago 

 members of the organization plan to sponsor the next issue of the 

 paper. 



•The publishers promise to issue their lusty little sheet "fre- 

 quently." L. R. Putnam, managing director of the A. W. L. A., is 

 (iowu on the masthead as editor and J. B. Walker is recorded as 

 managing editor. 



