(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, No. 1 and No. 2 Common. 



68. BEVEL SIDING shall be graded 

 according to the rules for Drop Siding, 

 and will admit in addition slight imper- 

 fections on the thin edge, which will be 

 covered by the lap when laid 21/2 and 

 inches to the weather. 



PARTITION 



Sizes. Partition shall be worked to 

 314 and 514 inches. (For drawing scaled 

 to actual size, see page 44.) 



Lengths. Same percentage of short 

 lengths, allowed as in Ceiling. 



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



69. PARTITION shall be graded ac- 

 cording to Ceiling rules, and must meet 

 the requirements of the specified grades 

 on the face side only, but the reverse side 

 shall not be more than one grade lower, 

 and shall not cause waste in No. 1 Com- 

 mon and Better. 



MOULDED CASING AND BASE, 



WINDOW AND DOOR JAMBS. 

 Sizes of Moulded Casing and Base shall 

 be worked to s^-inch, as per patterns 

 shown in Moulding Section of this Book. 

 (See Section 33.) (For widths of Plain 

 Casing, see Finishing S. 4 S.) 



Pine 



WINDOW AND DOOR JAMBS, 

 Dressed, Rabbeted and Plowed as ordered. 

 (See Sec. 33.) 



Grades: A, B, and C. 



70. "A" MOULDED CASING AND 

 BASE must be practically free from de- 

 fects on the face side and well manu- 



71. "B" CASING OR BASE shall ad- 

 mit the same defects as are admissible in 

 the same widths of "B" Finishing, except 

 wane. (See Sec. 41.) 



72. "C" CASING OR BASE shall ad- 

 mit the same defects as are admissible in 

 the same widths of "C" Finishing, ex- 

 cept wane. (See Sec. 42.) 



73. WINDOW AND DOOR JAMBS 

 shall be graded the same as Moulded Cas- 

 ing and Base. (See Sec. 33 for width.) 



74. "B" AND BETTER MOULD- 

 ING. One-third of any item may contain 

 any one of the following defects or its 

 equivalent: one pin knot; small pitch 

 pockets; pitch 1 inch wide, 6 inches long; 

 slight sap stain covering six inches of the 

 length of the piece ; three pin worm holes ; 

 slight defects in dressing. (See Sec. 27.) 

 Standard lengths: 8 feet and longer, and 

 in shipments of mixed lengths five per 

 cent of 6 or 7 feet shall be admitted, even 

 though the number of feet of each length 

 be specifically stated. 



Sizes as per Moulding Section of this 

 Book. 



COMMON BOARDS, SHIPLAP AND BARN SIDING 



Sizes of Boards. 1-inch S. 1 S. or 2 S. 

 to 13/16, 11,4 inch S. 1 S. or 2 S. to l-i/ 8 , 

 li/2-inch S. 1 S. or 2 S. to 1-5/16. These 

 thicknesses also apply to S. 4 S. 



All 1-inch Common lumber which is or- 

 dered dressed one or two sides, one edge 

 may be dressed to bring the width % inch 

 scant of full width. 



Widths. Stock width shipments of No. 

 1 Common Boards, either rough or dressed 

 on one or more sides, shall be accepted as 

 standard where not more than 20% of any 

 shipment is 14 inch scant on 8 inch an'd 

 under ; % inch scant on 9 and 10 inch ; and 

 1/2 inch scant on 11 and 12 inch and wider; 

 pieces narrower than the above and pieces 

 in excess of 20% of the shipment that are 

 of the minimum measurement above given, 

 should be measured as of the next lower 

 standard width and not reduced in grade. 



Material when ordered worked two faces 

 to serve two purposes, like Grooved Roof- 

 ing S2S, Shiplap S2S, Center Matched 

 S2S, or one face, worked to a pattern like 

 Barn Siding, shall be inspected from the 

 best face. 1*4 i ncn an d l 1 /^ mcn Common 

 shall take the same inspection as 1 inch 

 boards. 



Board 1 x 8, S. 4 S. shall be worked 7V 2 

 inches wide; 1 x 9 8.1/2 inches; 1 x 10 

 91/2 inches ; 1 x 11 101/2 inches ; 1 x 12 

 1114 inches. 



Size of No. 1 Common D. & M. and 

 Barn Siding. 8, 10 and 12-inch shall be 

 worked to %x7i/ 8 , 9% and lli/ 8 inches. D. 

 & M. shall be S. 2 S. and C. M. (See cut, 

 page 47, for standard bead for barn sid- 

 ing.) Shiplap worked to %-inch thick, 

 face same width as D. & M. and Barn Sid- 

 ing. (See cut, page 47.) 



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