JPIC Standard and Grade

PLYWOOD FOR GENERAL USES

Standard of inspection, method of inspection, grades, standards of grades and methods of determining
grades.
A.. Grading:

Item Quality a b c d
Total number shall Total number shall
not exceed a not exceed two
quotient resulted multiples of a
Total number
from dividing the quotient resulted
of knot, bark
surface area in from dividing the
pocket and
sq.ft. by 5 sq.ft For surface area in
pitch pocket
China, the total sq.ft. For China,
(Bark pocket
number shall not the total number
and pitch Not limited Not limited
exceed two shall not exceed
pocket having
multiples of above three multiples of
1/8 in. or less
quotient. (If the above quotient. (If
of maximum
quotient has any the quotient has
diameter are
fraction, the any fraction, the
excluded)
quotient shall read quotient shall read
as its integer plus as its integer plus
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1/2 in. or less of 2 in. or less of
Knot (pin knot is 3/4 in.or less of
Sound knot maximum maximum Not limited
excluded),bark maximum diameter
diameter diameter
pocket or pitch
1/8 in. or less of 1/2 in. or less of 1᾿/2 in. or less of
pocket 1/4 in. or less of
Dead Knot maximum maximum maximum
maximum diameter
diameter diameter diameter
1/8 in. or less of 1/2 in. or less of
1/4 in. or less of
maximum maximum 1᾿/2 in. or less of
maximum diameter
Knot Hole diameter and it diameter and it maximum
and it shall be
shall be mended shall be mended diameter
mended skillfully
skillfully skillfully
1/4 in. or less of
1/2 in. or less of
maximum
Bark Pocket maximum diameter.3 in. or less of
diameter. Or 1/16
or pitch Or 1/8 in. or less maximum Not limited
in. or less of width
pocket of width and 3/4 in. diameter
and 3/4 in. or less
or less of length.
of length.
1/4 in. or less of 1/2 in. or less of
Bark Pocket 3 in. or less of
maximum maximum diameter.
or pitch maximum Not limited
diameter. Or 1/16 Or 1/8 in. or less
pocket diameter
in. or less of width of width and 3/4 in.

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 and 3/4 in. or less
or less of length.
of length.
It shall not impair
It shall not impair
visiblely
Pin Knot visiblely Not Limited Not Limited
appearance so
appearance.
remarkably
Discoloration Very Slightly Slight Not conspicuous Not conspicuous
1/4 in. or less of
width and length
shall not exceed
It shall be filled It shall be filled It shall be filled.
20 percent of the
skillfully. 1/32 in. or skillfully. 1/16 in. or 1/8 in. or less of
piece length. But
less of width; and less of width; and width; and length
Split the filled one
length shall not length shall not shall not exceed
shall not exceed
exceed 5 percent exceed 10 percent 15 percent of the
1/2 in.of width
of the piece length of the piece length piece length
and length of 25
percent of the
piece length.
Length shall not
Length shall not
exceed 20
Cross break None None exceed 10 percent
percent of the
of the piece width
piece width
1/16 in. or less of 1/8 in. or less of
3/4 in. or less of
maximum maximum diameter.1/4 in. or less of
maximum
diameter. Those Those shall be maximum
Worm hole diameter. Not
shall be mended mended skillfully diameter. Those
limited for the
skillfully and shall and shall not be shall be mended
mended ones
not be clustered clustered
False Heartwood (Applicable Colors shall be Colors shall be
Not Limited Not Limited
only to Beech) well matched matched
Sound Burl Very Slight Slight Not Conspicuous Not Limited
10 percent or
3 percent or less 5 percent or less
Rough cut , Torn grain, less of the
of the surface area,Do of the surface
Brashness surface area, Not
Very slight area, slight
conspicuous
Length shall not
exceed 10 percent
Colors and grains
of the piece length, Colors shall be
shall be matched.
Shim Colors and grains matched. Gap is Not Limited
Gap is not
shall be matched. not acceptable
acceptable
Gap is not
acceptable
Colors and Colors and grains Colors and grains Gap shall not
Joint grains shall be shall be matched shall be almost exceed 1/8 in. of
matched in confo in conformity to the matched in confor width
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 condition of joint.
Gap shall not mity to the
rmity to the exceed 1/64 in. of condition of joint.
condition of joint. width and length of Gap shall not
Gap is not 10 percent of the exceed 1/32 in. of
acceptable. Joint piece length. It width. It shall be
running shall be mended mended. Joint
slatendicular skillfully. Joint running
shall not be running slatendicular shall
conspicuous slatendicular shall be scarcely
be scarcely conspicuous.
conspicuous
Blister None None None None
Wrinkle None None None Slight
Flaw and depression None None Very slight Not conspicuous
1/16 in. or less of
1/8 in. or less of 1/4 in. or less of
maximum 1᾿/2 in. or less of
maximum diameter.maximum
Hole (worm hole is excluded) diameter. It shall maximum
It shall be mended diameter. It shall
be mended diameter.
skillfully be mended
skillfully
Finishing Good Finish Do Almost good finish Do
Insufficient removal of tape None Do Do Slight
Perforation and other process
(Applicable only to the Good Finish Do Do Not Rough
processed plywood)
Finishing of transparent coating
which does not obscure the
grain or texture.(Applicable only Good Finish Do Do
to plywood finished by
transparent coating)
Other defects Very slight Slight Do Not limited

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