AS 4785.1-2002

Sets out the product requirements for sawn and milled softwood timber products including type of product, dimensions, moisture content, tolerances, distortions, surface finish, finger-jointing, glue-laminating and end-matching. Grade descriptions are given in Part 2 of this series.

This Standard specifies product requirements, including tolerances, for tongued and grooved strip flooring, light decking, lining, dressed boards, joinery, mouldings, cladding, fascia and bargeboards sawn or milled from softwood.This Standard also specifies product requirements, including tolerances for sawn boards intended as feedstock for the above products.NOTES: 1 The coverage by this Standard of all softwood species does not imply their availability nor the availability of every grade in any species or species group (see Clause 1.5).2 Milled timber for window frames, sashes and sills is specified in AS 2047.3 Timber products milled from cypress pine are specified in AS 1810.4 Timber for furniture components is specified in AS 4785.3.5 For guidance on information to be supplied with enquiries and orders, see Appendix A.6 This Standard may be used as a basis for a third party product certification scheme.

Originated as part of AS O3-1934, AS O4-1934, AS (E)O54-1942, Int 371-1954, Int 372-1954, Int 373-1954, Int 374-1954, Int 375-1954, AS O108-1969, AS O111-1969, AS O112-1969, AS O125-1969, AS 1786-1975 and AS 1787-1975.
Previous editions AS 1489-1973, AS 1492-1973, AS 1493-1973, AS 1494-1973, AS 1495-1973, AS 1496-1973, AS 1497-1973, AS 1498-1973, AS 1781-1975, AS 1782-1975, AS 1783-1975, AS 1784-1975, AS 1785-1975, AS 1786-1975, AS 1787-1985 and AS 2440-1981.
AS 1489-1973, AS 1492-1973, AS 1493-1973, AS 1494-1973, AS 1495-1973, AS 1496-1973, AS 1497-1973, AS 1498-1973, AS 1781-1975, AS 1782-1975, AS 1783-1975, AS 1784-1975, AS 1785-1975 and AS 2440-1981 revised, amalgamated and redesignated in part as AS 4785.1-2002.