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Commercial Plywood Grading Rules

Grade Description

BB Face

CC Face

Natural Characteristics

Burls, Sound

Yes, smooth

Yes, smooth

Pin Knots

Sound, not clustered

Sound

Sound, Live Knots

19mm max. diameter, 4 per panel, not clustered

25.4mm max. diameter, 6 per panel, not clustered

Knotholes

9,5mm max. diameter, filled, blending

12.7mm max. diameter, filled, blending

Color Variation

Yes

Yes

Mineral Streaks

No

Blending

Dry Pitch and Bark Pockets

Filled, blending

Filled, blending

Wormholes and Worm Tracks

0.8mm max. diameter, 5 per panel, filled, blending

1.6mm max. diameter, 32 per panel, filled linear hole 15.9mm max. filled

Vine Marks

Blending, smooth, level

Blending, smooth, level

Cross Breaks

No

Hairline, 50.8mm max. length

Doze

No

Firm, slight, filled, blending

Manufacturing Characteristics

Joint

2 max. tight, parallel to edge, grain and color blending at joint

Yes. Tight, parallel to edge, color blending at joint

Splits - Open

No

Hairline, 152mm max. on panel ends only

Splits - Filled

Two 1.6mm x 254mm or 3.2mm x 203mm at each end, blending

Three 1.6mm x 610mm or 3.2mm x 356mm at each end, blending

Fill or putty Smearers

Blending

Rough Cut / Ruptured Grain

No

Occasional, filled and smooth

Shims

6.4mm x 154mm at end of panel. Repaired with veneer, color and grain blending

19mm x 152mm at end of panel. Repaired with veneer, color and grain blending

Vine Mark

No

No

Tape/Glue Residue

No

No

Sanding

Smooth, only blending or inconspicuous streaks or chatter marks permitted

Smooth, only blending or inconspicuous streaks or chatter marks permitted

Other Characteristics Not Permitted
Boat or large symmetrical patches, open bark pockets, bark, wet pitch, grease/oil or colored chalk or mechanical defects not allowed on face grades.

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