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BB Grade (Standard Appearance)

Thickness: 4, 6.5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30

DEFECTS

DESCRIPTION

Pin knots (sound intergrown knots of no more 3 mm diameter)

Permitted

Sound lights and/or dark knots

Up to 25 mm, cumulative diameter does not exceed 60 mm/m2 Knots may have slight splits up to 0.5 mm

Unsound adhering knots

Not permitted

Other knots and holes

Up to 6 mm, cumulative diameter does not exceed 25 mm/m2, repaired

Abnormalities due to insects

Diameter of 3 mm vertically to the plane of panel, up to 10 per m2, repaired

Open splits and checks

Up to 2 mm and of an individual length 200 mm, up to 1 per meter of panel width, repaired

Closed splits and checks

Up to an individual length 200 mm, up to 2 per meter of panel width, repaired

Irregularities in the structure of the wood

Permitted

Stains from manufacturing (strips)

Prmited up to 10% of surface

Curly grain

Permitted

Discoloration and colored streaks

Up to 15% of the panel surface

Brown (Not rot)

Up to 3% of surface

Inserts

Up to 8 pcs

Open joints

Up to an individual width up to 2 mm and of an individual length 200 mm, up to 1 per meter of panel width, repaired

Dents and bumps

Very slight in height or depth up to 2 cm2, up to 3 defects per panel

Roughness

Slight up to 10 cm2/m2, up to 3 defects per panel

Sanding through

Up to 10 cm2 per m2

Unsanded areas

Up to 5 mm from the edge

Glue penetration

Up to 5% of the panel surface

Defects at the edges

Up to 5 mm from the edge, not in all length, repaired

Delamination

Not permitted

A part of bark or bast remaining on face veneer area

Not permitted