Description
Face Veneer Grading
| Description | AB Grade | Millrun Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Moisture Content | 8% +/- 1% | 8% +/- 1% |
| Blue Stain / Black Stain | Minimal allowed | Little allowed |
| Pitch/Mineral Streak | Occasional allowed | Allowed |
| Open End Split | Not allowed | Allowed: 1mm max 100mm |
| Filled End Split | Permit occasional | Allowed: Filled |
| Sound Knot | Allowed: Max 20mm diameter | Allowed: Max 60mm diameter |
| Knot Clusters | Allowed | Allowed |
| Dead Knot | Occasional up to 10mm – filled if necessary. Permits small pin knots unfilled | Allowed: Max 35mm diameter |
| Crack | Allowed: max 2mm putty filled | |
|---|---|---|
| Sap Wood | Allowed: up to 35% of face | |
| Color Contrast | Allowed | |
| Worm Hole | Treated and Putty filled | |
| Crack in Sound Knot | Putty Filled | |
| Rot / Residual Colour | Little allowed |
