IHPA standard of Hardwood Face Grade

IHPA standard of HARDWOOD FACE/BACK grade characteristics-ASH,BIRCH,MAPLE,AND

POPLAR
plain-sliced(flat cut),quarter-cut,rotary-cut,see table 2 for common face veneer
cut patterns
grade description AA A B C D E
hear hear sa
color and matching sap t nat sap t nat p heart nat
ye
sapwood yes no yes yes no yes s no yes yes yes yes
heartwood no yes yes no yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes
slig
color streaks or spots slight ht yes yes yes yes yes
slig
color variation slight yes ht yes yes yes yes yes
sharp color contrasts
at joints no no no yes yes yes

type of matching
book matched yes yes specify
slip matched specify specify specify
pleasing matched _ _ yes
nominal minimum
plain-s 152mm 127mm 76mm
width of face
quarter 76mm 76mm 76mm
components no no
rotary 152mm 127mm 102mm no limit limit limit
Natural
characteristics
Small conspicuous
burls&pin
konts-combined no no
avg.Number 2per 1m2 4per 1m2 6per 1m2 no limit limit limit
conspicuous no no
burls-max.size 6.4mm 9.5mm 12.7mm no limit limit limit
conspicuous pin
knots avg no 4per 3m2 3per 1m2
number 3.2mm 3.2mm
max size: dark part no no
total 6.4mm 6.4mm no limit limit limit
scattered sound
and repaired
no no 4per 3m2 3per 1m2 4per 1m2 no limit
knots-combined
avg.number 9.5mm 12.7mm 25.4mm 38mm
max.size-sound 3.2mm 12.7mm 19mm 25.4mm
max size-repaired
avg.no-repaired 4per 3m2 4per 3m2 2per 1m2 6per 1m2
no.maple.sligh
mineral streaks t slight slight yes yes yes

few to few to
3.2mm x 6.4mmx 6.4mmx
bark pockets no no 25.4mm 50.8mm 50.8mm yes
worm tracks slight slight slight.ash.yes yes yes yes
vine marks slight slight slight yes yes yes
cross bars slight slight yes yes yes yes
MANUFACTURIN
G
CHARACTEISTICS
two
203mm
dia. areas
rough Cut/ruptured or 5% of
grain no no slight equivalent panel 10%of panel
two 0.8mm x
two four four six
blended repeired 76mm on
1.6mm x 3.2mm x 4.8mm x 6.4mm x yes
tapering hairline danel ends
152mm 203mm 254mm 254mm
spins only
very small small
repairs biending blanding plending yes yes yes
special
characteristics

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