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number 2 common, because it could not even be used on flooring. 

 So that is a question that the amount of mismatch would have to 

 govern. 



Mr. Miller : Isn't the matching of No. 2 and common flooring 

 supposed to be as good as B and better ? 



Mr. Jones : Well, it is supposed to be matched in the same 

 operation ; yet defects of manufacture are admitted in a higher 

 grade, so why shouldn't they be allowed in a lower grade? 



Mr. Miller: If you have a mismatched lot of No. 2, common Pitch in 

 flooring., what are you going to do with it? 



Mr. Jones : Well, if it is a No. 2 common to start with and 

 badly mismatched, then it is not No. 2; it is not good enough for 

 No. 2. 



Mr. Lacy : What is the maximum amount of pitch allowed in 

 C finish, provided it has no other defect except pitch? 



Mr. Jones : In what width ? Do you refer to any special 

 width ? 



Mr. Lacy: Well, take twelve inch. 



Mr. Jones : Twelve inch ? 



Mr. Lacy: Percentage basis is what I mean. 



Mr. Jones : Oh, a percentage basis. Well, one standard pitch 

 streak is 11-1/9 per cent of the face of the board; so in a twelve- 

 inch board, that would be 33 1/3 per cent of the face of the board, 

 provided it is in streaks. Now, that doesn't mean solid pitch, but 

 standard pitch streaks to the amount of 33 1/3 per cent of the face 

 of the board. 



Mr. Lennox : For what purpose can you use mismatched 

 flooring? 



Mr. Jones : Well, it can be used for ordinary flooring. I 

 have never seen flooring laid yet that was absolutely smooth, unless 

 it was gone over with a floor scraper after it was put down. Lots 

 of times the carpenter is not up to his business himself, and doesn't A Use for 



put it down properly, even if it is properly matched. So, No. 1 Mis-Matched 



,, . j Flooring 



common, for instance, that is not the highest grade flooring, and 



therefore it could be slightly mismatched and still be as good as No. 

 1 common flooring, as it would be with the defects admissible in 

 No. 1. 



Mr. Lennox : Take B and better flooring, that cannot be laid? 



