AS 2796.2-1999

1 - AS 2796.2-1999 TIMBER - HARDWOOD - SAWN AND MILLED PRODUCTS - GRADE DESCRIPTION
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 APPLICATION
6 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 1.4.1 Black speck
7 - 1.4.2 Concealed surface
7 - 1.4.3 Exposed surface
7 - 1.4.4 Sticker mark
7 - 1.4.5 Surface check
7 - 1.4.6 Termite gallery
7 - 1.4.7 Tongue, broken
7 - 1.4.8 Tongue, short
7 - 1.5 GRADES
8 - 1.6 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
8 - 1.7 CLAIM OF COMPLIANCE
9 - SECTION 2 GRADING REQUIREMENTS
9 - 2.1 GRADING METHOD
9 - 2.1.1 General
9 - 2.1.2 Basis
9 - 2.1.3 Grade limits
9 - 2.1.4 Variation in assessment
9 - 2.1.5 Grading check
10 - 2.2 COMBINATIONS OF FEATURES
11 - 2.3 MEASUREMENT OF FEATURES
11 - 2.3.1 Knots and knot holes
11 - 2.3.2 Holes other than knot holes
11 - 2.3.3 Slope of grain
12 - 2.3.4 Gum pockets, gum veins, bark pockets and overgrowth of injury
12 - 2.3.5 Checks other than internal
14 - 2.3.6 Want, wane and sapwood
15 - 2.3.7 Short tongue, broken tongue and broken under-groove
16 - APPENDIX A - GRADE DESCRIPTIONS
16 - A1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
16 - A1.1 Scope
16 - A1.2 Slope of grain, all grades
16 - A1.3 Tongue and groove imperfections, all grades
16 - A2 SELECT GRADE
16 - A2.1 General
16 - A2.2 Non-permitted features
17 - A2.3 Permissible features
18 - A3 MEDIUM FEATURE GRADE - Standard
18 - A3.1 General
18 - A3.2 Non-permitted features
19 - A3.3 Permissible features
20 - A4 HIGH FEATURE GRADE
20 - A4.1 General
20 - A4.2 Non-permitted features
21 - A4.3 Permissible features
23 - A5 PARQUET CLEAR
24 - APPENDIX B - SUMMARY TABLES OF GRADE DESCRIPTIONS

Sets grade descriptions for use with the hardwood products specified in AS 2796.1. The grades are not intended to indicate a ranking of quality. They are primarily used with appearance products.

First published in part as part of AS O3-1934.
AS O4 first published 1934.
AS O5 first published 1934.
AS O7 first published 1937.
AS O36 first published 1938.
AS O7-1937 revised and redesignated in part as AS O24-1938, AS O25-1938 and AS O32-1938.
AS O4-1934 revised and redesignated in part as AS O34-1938 and AS O35-1938.
Second edition AS O3-1939.
Second edition AS O4-1939.
Second edition AS O5-1939.
Third edition AS O3-1940.
Third edition AS O4-1940.
Third edition AS O5-1940.
Int 202 first published 1945.
Second edition AS O24-1948.
Second edition AS O25-1948.
Second edition AS O32-1948.
Second edition AS O36-1948.
AS O34-1938 and AS O35-1938 revised, amalgamated and designated AS O34-1948.
AS O34 first published 1948.
AS O62 first published 1958.
AS O63 first published 1958.
AS O64 first published 1958.
AS O65 first published 1958.
Int 202-1945 revised and redesignated AS O66-1960.
AS O67 first published 1960.
AS O68 first published 1960.
AS O69 first published 1960.
AS O71 first published 1960.
AS O24-1948, AS O25-1948 and AS O32-1948 revised, amalgamated and designated AS O24-1964.
Third edition AS 034-1964.
AS O35 first published 1964.
AS O38 first published 1964.
Third edition AS O36-1965.
AS O100 first published 1967.
AS O101 first published 1967.
AS O102 first published 1967.
AS O103 first published 1967.
AS 1261 first published 1972.
AS O3-1940 revised and redesignated in part as AS 1641-1974, AS 1702-1974 and AS 1706-1974.
AS O4-1940 revised and redesignated in part as AS 1642-1974, AS 1703-1974 and AS 1707-1974.
AS O5-1940 revised and redesignated in part as AS 1643-1974, AS 1704-1974 and AS 1708-1974.
AS O62-1958 revised and redesignated AS 1702-1974.
AS O63-1958 revised and redesignated AS 1703-1974.
AS O64-1958 revised and redesignated AS 1704-1974.
AS O65-1958 revised and redesignated AS 1705-1974.
AS O66-1960 revised and redesignated AS 1706-1974.
AS O67-1960 revised and redesignated AS 1708-1974.
AS O68-1960 revised and redesignated AS 1707-1974.
AS O69-1960 revised and redesignated AS 1709-1974.
AS O100-1967 revised and redesignated AS 1641-1974.
AS O101-1967 revised and redesignated AS 1642-1974.
AS O102-1967 revised and redesignated AS 1643-1974.
AS O103-1967 revised and redesignated AS 1644-1974.
AS O62 withdrawn 1976.
AS O63 withdrawn 1976.
AS O64 withdrawn 1976.
AS O65 withdrawn 1976.
AS O66 withdrawn 1976.
AS O67 withdrawn 1976.
AS O68 withdrawn 1976.
AS O69 withdrawn 1976.
AS O3 withdrawn 1978.
AS O4 withdrawn 1978.
AS O5 withdrawn 1978.
AS O24-1964, AS O38-1964, AS O35-1964, AS O34-1964, AS O36-1965, AS 1641-1974, AS 1642-1974, AS 1643-1974, AS 1644-1974, AS 1702-1974, AS 1703-1974, AS 1704-1974, AS 1705-1974, AS 1706-1974, AS 1707-1974 and AS 1708-1974 revised and redesignated AS 2796-1985.
AS 2796.P3 first published 1986.
AS O71 withdrawn 1996.
AS O71-1960 (in part), AS 1261-1972 (in part), AS 2796-1985 (in part) and AS 2796.P3-1986 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 2796.2-1999.