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AS 2796.3-1999
[Current]Timber — Hardwood — Sawn and milled products, Part 3: Timber for furniture components
Specifies product requirements and grade descriptions for sawn and milled hardwood for use in the production of furniture. Moisture content, tolerances, glue laminating and finger jointing are covered. The grades are not intended to indicate a ranking of quality. They are primarily used with appearance products.
Published: 05/09/1999
Pages: 29
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Table of contents
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PREFACE
1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 APPLICATION
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.5 GRADES
1.6 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
1.7 CLAIM OF COMPLIANCE
2 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
2.1 MOISTURE CONTENT AND DRYING QUALITY
2.2 SAPWOOD AND LOW DURABILITY HEARTWOOD
2.3 SAPWOOD SUSCEPTIBLE TO LYCTID BORERS
2.4 PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT
2.5 MEASUREMENT OF DISTORTIONS
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Bow and spring
2.5.3 Twist
2.5.4 Cup
2.6 TYPES OF TIMBER SURFACES
2.6.1 Types
2.6.2 Machining imperfections and surface finish imperfections
2.7 TOLERANCES
2.7.1 Sawn boards
2.7.2 Dressed boards
2.8 FINGER JOINTED TIMBER
2.9 GLUED LAMINATED TIMBER
3 GRADING REQUIREMENTS
3.1 GRADING METHOD
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Basis
3.1.3 Grade limits
3.1.4 Variation in assessment
3.1.5 Grading check
3.2 COMBINATIONS OF FEATURES
3.3 MEASUREMENT OF FEATURES
3.3.1 Knots and knot holes
3.3.2 Holes other than knot holes
3.3.3 Slope of grain
3.3.4 Gum pockets, gum veins, bark pockets and overgrowth of injury
3.3.5 Checks other than internal
3.3.6 Want, wane and sapwood
APPENDIX A
A1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
A1.1 Scope
A1.2 Slope of grain, all grades
A1.3 Tongue and groove imperfections, all grades
A2 SELECT GRADE
A2.1 General
A2.2 Non-permitted features
A2.2.1 On any surface
A2.2.2 On any exposed surface
A2.3 Permissible features
A2.3.1 On any exposed surface
A2.3.2 On any concealed surface
A3 MEDIUM FEATURE GRADE—Standard
A3.1 General
A3.2 Non-permitted features
A3.2.1 On any surface
A3.2.2 On any exposed surface
A3.3 Permissible features
A3.3.1 On any exposed surface
A3.3.2 On any concealed surface
A4 HIGH FEATURE GRADE
A4.1 General
A4.2 Non-permitted features
A4.2.1 On any surface
A4.2.2 On any exposed surface
A4.3 Permissible features
A4.3.1 On any exposed surface
A4.3.2 On any concealed surface
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX F
F1 SCOPE
F2 FINGER JOINTING REQUIREMENTS
APPENDIX G
G1 SCOPE
G2 LAMINATING CONFIGURATION
G3 GLUE LAMINATING REQUIREMENTS
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Glued laminated structural timber, Part 1: Performance requirements and minimum production requirements
[Superseded]
Timber — Methods of test, Method 2.2: Slope of grain by reference to surface checks
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AS 2796.3-1999 Rec:2016
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