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Cedarmen's Association as applied to the northern white cedar in the 

 Lake States: 

 Shingle Specifications. 



Extra Star A Star Shingles shall be manufactured as follows: Ten in. clear and 

 better from butt, with all clears in: nothing narrower than 3 in. in width allowed. 

 Five butts to measure 2 in. when sawed. All Extra Star A Star Shingles to be 16 

 in. in length. Standard Star A Star Shingles shall be 5 to 10 in. clear from butt, 

 nothing narrower than 2 in. allowed: 5 butts to measure 2 in. when sawed. Ten per 

 cent sap is allowed in this grade. 



The following are the specifications used for southern white cedar in 

 eastern Virginia and North Carolina : 

 Smooth Sawn Shingles. 



To be sawn on circular saws as smooth as possible. 



To be 4 in., 5 in. and 6 in. wide, and 16 in., 18 in. and 24 in. long. 



The i6-in. shingle to be f in. thick at butt, and ^ in. thick at point. 



The 18 in. shingle to be \ in. thick at butt, ^ in. thick at point. 



The 24 in. shingle to be ^ in. thick at butt, and | in. thick at point. 



No. i Grade: To be all heart or to show one heart face, a little sap on reverse side 

 will be admitted, in fact, if sap is barely visible on edge of face side it will be admitted, 

 admits knots, but they must be sound and tight. 



"A" Grade: This grade compares with No. i grade in all respects, except that any 

 amount of sap is admitted, they may be all sap, or part sap, or part heart. Will 

 admit knots but they must be sound and tight. 



"Star" Grade: This shingle to take practically all shingles below Grade No. "A," 

 will admit any amount wane edges, provided there is a full face for a length of 6 in. 

 from butt. Bark to be removed from edges. Will admit any amount of knots, which 

 do not have to be sound or tight. The 4-in. shingle will not admit any knot holes, 

 especially if they are near the center of the shingle. The 5-in. and 6-in. shingles are 

 not graded as closely in this respect and will admit small knot holes. No badly split 

 or rotten shingles put in this grade. 



The following are the official grading rules of the Southern Cypress 

 Manufacturers' Association as well as of the Hardwood Manufacturers' 

 Association of the United States as applied to cypress shingles: 

 Bests. 



A dimension shingle, 4, 5 and 6 in. in width, 16 in. long, each width packed sep- 

 arately, 5 butts to measure 2 in., to be all heart and free of shake, knots and other 

 defects. 



Primes. 



A dimension shingle, 4, 5 and 6 in. in width, 16 in. long, each width packed sep- 

 arately, 5 butts to measure 5 in., admitting tight knots and sap, but free of shake and 

 other defects, but with no knots within 8 in. of the butts. 



This grade may contain shingles clipped two-thirds of the width and one-eighth 

 of the length on the point. 



Star A Star. 



A random width shingle 3 in. and wider, 14 in. to 16 in. long otherwise the same 

 as primes. 



