Han 



Pieces otherwise as good as "B" Ceil- 

 ing may have one defect (like a knot 

 hole) that can be cut out by wasting IVa 

 inches of the length of the piece, pro- 

 vided both pieces are 16 inches or over in 

 length after cutting out such defects. 



61. No. 2 COMMON CEILING ad- 

 mits of all pieces not as good as No. 1 

 Common that can be used without waste 

 of more than one-fourth the length of any 

 one piece. (See Sec. 25.) 



WAGON BOTTOMS 



Sizes. Wagon Bottoms, unless other- 

 wise ordered (see Sec. 28), shall be made 

 in sets of 38 and 42 inches face, and from 

 stock 4 inches or over in width. Standard 

 thickness shall be 13/16 of an inch. 



Grades: A and B. 



62. WAGON BOTTOMS, unless other- 

 wise ordered (see Sec. 28), shall be 

 graded the same as "A" and "B" Flat 

 Flooring. 



DROP SIDING 



Sizes. D. and M. (dressed and 

 matched), shall be worked to %x3*4 an d 

 514 inches face, 3!/2 and 5Va inches over 

 all. Worked Shiplap to %x3-inch face, 

 3!/2 inches over all; %x5-inch face, 5^2 

 inches over all. 



Patterns that are not shown on Page 44 

 of this book are considered special. 



Lengths. Standard lengths 4 to 20 feet, 

 five per cent of 8 or 9 feet is allowed in 

 mixed length shipments of "B" and Bet- 

 ter Drop Siding, and in addition five per 

 cent of 6 or 7 feet in No. 1 Common, and 

 in addition five per cent of 4 or 5 feet in 

 No. 2 Common. 



(The above percentage of short lengths 

 is customary t and in the interest of con- 

 servation will be included, so far as prac- 

 ticable, in all shipments of mixed lengths.) 



Grades: A, B, No. 1 and 2 Common. 



63. Special Defects named in Drop 

 Siding are based upon a piece manufac- 

 tured from 1x6 12 feet and pieces larger 

 or smaller than this will take a greater or 

 lesser number of defects, proportioned to 

 their size on this basis. 



63-A. The amount of crook permissible 

 in No. 1 Common and Better Drop Siding 

 may be as follows : 



16 feet lengths as a basis for 4-inch 

 widths, 3-inch crook. 



16 feet lengths as a basis for 6-inch 

 widths, 2i/2-inch crook. 



Lengths longer or shorter than 16 feet 

 may have a proportionate amount of crook. 



(For Grades of 8-inch and wider Barn 

 Siding see Sees. 76 and 78.) (For size see 

 Sec. 115.) 



64. "A" DROP SIDING must be 

 practically free from defects on the face 

 side and well manufactured. 



65. "B" DROP SIDING will admit any 

 two of the following defects or their equiv- 

 alent of combined defects: medium torn 

 grain, three pin knots, one standard knot, 

 15 per cent sap stain, 15 per cent firm red 

 heart, small seasoning checks, six pin 

 worm holes, or any one of the above de- 

 fects combined with one of the following : 

 three small pitch pockets or one small pitch 

 streak. 



66. No. 1 COMMON DROP SIDING 

 will admit one standard pitch streak, or 

 one standard pitch pocket, or their equiv- 

 alent, and in addition sound knots not 

 over 1/2 the width of piece in the rough; 

 sap stain, firm red heart, slight shake, 

 heavy torn grain, defects in manufacture 

 that will lay without waste, seasoning 

 checks that dp not show . an opening 

 through, a limited number of pin worm 

 holes well scattered. 



Pieces otherwise as good as "B" Drop 

 Siding may have one defect (like a knot 

 hole) that can be cut out by wasting iy 2 

 inches of the length of the piece, pro- 

 vided both pieces are 16 inches or over in 

 length after cutting out such defects. 



67. No. 2 COMMON DROP SIDING 

 admits of all pieces not as good as No. 1 

 Common that can be used without waste 

 of more than one-fourth the length of any 

 one piece. 



BEVEL SIDING 



Sizes. Bevel Siding shall be made from 

 stock S. 4 S. worked to 13/16 of an inch 

 by 31/2 and 5*4 and resawed on a bevel. 



Lengths. Standard lengths 4 to 20 feet. 

 Five per cent of 8 or 9 feet is allowed in 

 mixed length shipments of "B" and Bet- 

 ter Bevel Siding, and in addition five per 

 cent of 6 or 7 feet in No. 1 Common, and 

 in addition five per cent of 4 or 5 feet in 

 No. 2 Common. 



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