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Romanian Lumber and Timber Agency
A Class Beech Planks
Quality description of A class in romanian standards.
A class is a superior quality in romanian classification.

 
 
 
Defects Admission Conditions
Healthy knots not considered the through knots with size up to: 15 mm
admitted, on each meter, max. : 2 pieces with the size of : 16…30 mm

-at edged and semi-selvedged pieces knots with max. double size, but 50% less in number from those limited admitted
-at edged pieces, without other defects, double sized knots are admitted but 50% less in number
-at pieces with length bigger than 3 m, on the piece part which is surpassing this length 1 knot is admitted additionally with max. size of 80 mm
-at unselvedged pieces, knots on edges are not considered

Unsound knots in the limited admitted healthy knots place :

-at pieces with lengths of  1,00-1,70 m 1 knot / piece is admitted with size of max. 30 mm on a single face
-at pieces of over 1,70 m length max. 1 knot/m is admitted, with size of max. 30 mm, unthrough for pieces of max. 3 m length and through at pieces with bigger length
-at selvedged and semi-selvedged pieces double sized  are admitted 50% less in number
-at selvedged pieces without other defects, double sized knots are admitted 50% less in number

Shakes
a. frost shake -admitted on a face max. 2 pcs./m with cumulated length of max. 1/3 piece‘ s breadth
b. ring shake - admitted if in their length is not surpassing 1/3 from piece‘ s breadth and in depth 1/3 from piece' s thickness
c. shallow shake - admitted
d. unthrough shake - admitted on faces and sides if their cumulated length is under 1/3 from piece' s length
e. through shake -admitted, on both heads, at pieces under 24 cm of breadth and shorter  than 3 m, with cumulated length of max. the piece' s breadth
-admitted on both heads at pieces with the length bigger than 3 m, with the cumulated length of max. 1+ ½ piece‘ s breadth
-at pieces with breadth bigger than 24 cm, admitted at max. 10% of quantity, right shakes, at heads, on a cumulated length of max. 1/3 from piece‘s length, if from separeted by shake parts might be obtained by selvedging pieces with min. 8 cm breadth.
Hearth at selvedged pieces :
- admitted isolated heart traces on a face or edge on max.1/5 of lenght if the piece doesn' t have other defects
Slope of grain - admitted at selvedged pieces if is not surpassing on each m : 80 mm
-not considered at semiselvedged and unselvedged pieces
Inbark admitted unthrough with length of max. ½ from piece‘ s breadth but not surpassing, cumulated with frost cracks and unsound knots, 2 defects / m
Red hearth admitted if healthy; admitted with intense coloured strips of stared heart origin
Othe coloration than red hearth admitted, if without desintegration traces
Mould and storage stains admitted in sporadic appearances with depth not bigger than 2 mm
Sap rot not admitted
Insect holes not admitted
Wane at selvedged pieces  admitted on both sides, if not bigger than ½ of  piece‘s width, provided that sawn face shall not be under 0,9 from piece' s breadth
Simple bow admitted if the arrow is not bigger than 2 mm on each meter of  length
Spring admitted 
- at selvedged pieces, if  the arrow/meter of length is not bigger than 10 mm
- at semiselvedged and unselvedged pieces if  the arrow/m of length is not bigger than 20 mm
Cup admitted if the arrow is not bigger than : 2 mm at pieces with breadth of max. 15 cm ; 5 mm at pieces with breadth over 15 cm
Twist admitted on each length meter 1,5 mm
Coarse cut admitted at unselvedged pieces, with length under 15 cm and with the breadth under ½ from piece breadth at a single head.
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