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B Class Coniferous
Quality description of B class in romanian standards.
B class is a middle quality in romanian lumber and timber classification.

 
 
 
Defects
Admission conditions
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1-Bended, tangled fiber, curls, compression wood admitted
2-Round and oval knots category:                                                                                      a                                   b                                   c
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admitted unlimited on lateral sides with the size until 20 mm;
admitted unlimited with the size until :
30 mm                          25 mm                         20 mm
admitted, on faces, in average on each m :
three                            two                              two
with the size of :
31…50 mm                   26…40 mm                 21…30 mm
admitted, on faces, in average on each m :
two                               one                              none
with the size of :
21…25 mm                   21…25 mm                  _
3-Transversal and double knots (moustache knots) admitted from a category, on both faces, in average 3 pieces/m with the great axle of  max. 100 mm or  3  pieces/m with the small axle until 10 mm, indifferent of the big axle length

admitted from b category, on a single face, in average 2 pieces/m with the great axle max. 80 mm or 2 pieces /m  with the small axle until 5 mm, indifferent of the big axle length

4-Cracks  
-shallow
admitted
-deep
admitted on faces and lateral sides on a cumulated length of maximum 1/2 of piece length
-through
admitted on heads, with a cumulated length of max. ¼ of piece length
-on scales
admitted in the conditions of profound cracks
-ring-shaped
admitted on a single face with length of max.¼ from piece length
-frost crack
admitted on a single face, cumulated, with the length of max. 200 mm and breadth of max. 25 mm
5-Holes and galleries made by insects (worm holes) admitted on a single face and on one lateral face max. 3 pieces/m
6-Red colour / stain admitted in stains and strips without surpassing, cumulated, ½ of piece surface
7-Blue colour, caffe colour, mould admitted
8-Soft sap rot not admitted
9-Hard sap rot admitted on 1/6 of piece surface, on a single face, on a single lateral side
10-Inbark admitted superficially, cumulated, with the length of max. 200 mm and breadth of max. 25 mm
11-Wet areas admitted
12-Resin purses admitted unlimited on faces and lateral sides
13-Marrow admitted without radial cracks
14-Cup admitted if  the arrow is not bigger than :
  • 4 mm for pieces with breadth under 15 cm (inclusive)
  • 6 mm for pieces with breadth bigger than 15 cm
15-Simple bow, twisting, curbing admitted with arrow under 3 mm on each meter length
16-Unparallel and snakings on faces and lateral sides admitted as prescribed by STAS 942-89 for deviations at breadth and thickness
17-Obtuz wane admitted on both lateral sides on the entire length and on depths of  max. of ½ of piece thickness with the condition that the breadth of exterior face shall not be reduced with more than 1/5 of its entire breadth
18-Sharp wane admitted on a single lateral face, on max. 1/ 6 of piece length , the exterior face as per obtuz blunt; in case when it appears on both lateral sides is admitted only on 1/12 on piece length
19-Other defects not admitted
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