470 



APPENDIX B 



TABLE LXX 



(Minimum Dimensions op Western Red Cedar Poles in Inches) 



CLASSES 



(Chestnut poles, continued) Shape. No poles shall contain short crooks. 



With respect to other deviations from straightness, poles required in the order to be 

 of the " town " class shall be free from all deviations from straightness except sweep 

 in one plane only. The amount of sweep between the top and the butt of these poles 

 shall not be greater than that specified for their length in the Table LXXIII, p. 472. 



Poles required by the order to be of " country " class may have sweep in two 

 planes or sweep in two directions in one plane provided that a straight line con- 

 necting the center of the butt with the center of the top does not, at any intermediate 

 point, pass through the external surfaces of the pole. Where sweep is in one plane 

 and one direction only, the amount between the top and the butt shall not be greater 

 than that specified for the length of the pole in Table LXXIV, p. 473. 



366. Piling. All piles are peeled before measuring. Piling should show close 

 grain or slow growth, and be straight, with a minimum taper. If a straight line 

 drawn between the centers of the butt and top falls outside the peeled pile at any 

 point the piece is usually rejected. Hence long piling brings a proportionally higher 

 price. Specifications for piling prescribe minimum and maximum diameters for 

 the butt, and a minimum top diameter. Examples of such specifications are shown 

 in Table LXXV, p. -473. 



Piling is sold by the linear foot, but the price per foot increases with length of 

 stick. In Southern pine, piling is frequently measured by log scale, by taking the 

 diameter at the middle of the log. 



