1 x 4 S. 4 S. shall be 3% inches wide 

 finished ; 



1 x 5 S. 4 S. shall be 4% inches wide; 



1 x 6 shall be 5% inches wide, fin- 

 ished ; 



1 x 7 6% inches ; 



1 x 8 71/2 inches ; 



1 x 9 81/2 inches ; 



1 x 10 91/2 inches; 



1 x 11 101/2 inches ; 



1 x 12 111/2 inches. 



The foregoing widths shall also apply 

 to stock thicker than 1 inch. 



Width. Stock widths of Finishing, 

 either rough or dressed, on one side or two 

 sides, shall be accepted as standard where 

 not more than 20% of any shipment is 14 

 inch scant on 8 inch and under; % inch 

 scant on 9 and 10 inch ; and 1/2 inch scant 

 on 11 inch and 12 inch and wider; pieces 

 narrower than the above, and pieces in 

 excess of 20% of the shipment that are of 

 the minimum above given, should be 

 measured as of the next lower standard 

 width and not reduced in grade. 



Lengths. Standard lengths are 8 to 20 

 feet and in shipments of mixed lengths, 

 five per cent of 8 or 9-foot in grade of C 

 and Better shall be admitted. 



(The above percentage of short lengths 

 is customary, and in the interest of con- 

 servation will be included, so far as prac- 

 ticable, in all shipments of mixed lengths.) 



Grades: A, B and C. 



Arkansas S oft Pine 



40. "A" FINISHING, inch, 

 and 2-inch, dressed one or two sides, up to 

 and including 12 inches in width, must 

 show one face practically clear of all de- 

 fects ; except that it may have such wane 

 as would dress off if surfaced four sides. 



13-inch and wider "A" Finishing will 

 admit two small defects or their equivalent. 



41. "B" FINISHING, inch, 11/4, 

 and 2-inch, dressed one or two sides, up 

 to and including 10 inches in width, in 

 addition to the equivalent of one split in 

 end which should not exceed in length the 

 width of the piece, will admit any two of 

 the following or their equivalent of com- 

 bined defects: slight torn grain, three 

 pin knots, one standard knot, three small 

 pitch pockets, one standard pitch pocket, 

 one standard pitch streak, five per cent of 

 sap stain, or firm red heart; wane not to 



exceed 1 inch in width, i/4-inch in depth 

 and 1/6 the length of the piece; small 

 seasoning checks. 



11-inch and wider "B" Finishing will 

 admit three of the above defects or their 

 equivalent, but sap stain or firm red heart 

 shall not exceed 10 per cent. 



42. "C" FINISHING, up to and includ- 

 ing 10-inch in width will admit, in addi- 

 tion to the equivalent of one split in end 

 which should not exceed in length the 

 width of the piece, any two of the follow- 

 ing, or their equivalent or combined de- 

 fects: 25 per cent of sap stain, 25 per 

 cent firm red heart, two standard pitch 

 streaks, medium torn grain in three places 

 in one piece, slight shake, seasoning 

 checks that do not show an opening 

 through, two standard pitch pockets, six 

 small pitch pockets, two standard knots, 

 six pin knots, wane 1 inch in width, 14 

 inch in depth and ^ the length of the 

 piece. Defective dressing or slight skips 

 in dressing will also be allowed that do 

 not prevent its use as finish without 

 waste. 



11 and 12-inch "C" Finishing will ad- 

 mit one additional defect or its equivalent. 

 Pieces wider than 12 inches will admit two 

 additional defects to those admitted in 10- 

 inch or their equivalent, except sap stain, 

 which shall not be increased. 



Pieces otherwise as good as "B" will 

 admit of twenty pin worm holes. 



43. Special. In case Jboth sides are de- 

 sired A, B or C grade, or free from all 

 defects, special contract must be made. 

 Defective dressing or slight skips in 

 dressing, on the reverse side of Finishing, 

 are admissible. (See Sections 23. 24 and 

 35.) 



PANEL SHOP 



44. PANEL SHOP is 10 inches and 

 12 inches wide, all lengths from 8 to 20 

 feet or longer. It must be practically 

 free from pitch streaks, but may contain 

 any kind of defects that can be removed 

 by cross-cutting the board: such defects 

 must be limited in number and location 

 so that cross-cutting to remove them will 

 not consume more than one-quarter of 

 the length of the piece, and the residue 

 of the piece shall be suitable for Nos. 1 

 and 2 Panel, and all lengths 18 inches and 



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