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based on total fasteners in the pallet. In Kurtenacker's test, the staples were 

 formed from 15-gage galvanized steel wire, had 2-'/2-inch-long chisel-pointed 

 legs with a 7/16-inch crown, and the lower l-'/s-inch of the staple legs were 

 coated with a plastic material. Staples were driven so that the crowns made an 

 angle of about 45° with the grain of the deckboards. The helically threaded 

 pallet nails were 2-1^2 inches long with wire diameter of 0.120 inch. 



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Figure 22-33. — Quality distribution of hardwood pallet shook cut from three lumber 

 grades by two cutting methods. Gang-cut shook is cut by running long lumber through 

 multiple crosscut saws; selective cutting employs a single saw so that defects can be 

 removed. (Drawing after Large and Frost 1974.) 



