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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee TM/7, Sawn, Milled and Speciality Timber Products.
This Standard is the result of a consensus among Australian and New Zealand
representatives on the joint committee to produce it as an Australian Standard.
The objective of this Standard is to provide suppliers and purchasers with product
requirements and grading rules for sawn or milled hardwood timber intended for use in the
manufacture of furniture.
This Standard is Part 3 of the AS 2796 series, which consists of the following:
AS
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CONTENTS
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APPENDICES
A GRADE DESCRIPTIONS .........................................................................................17
B SUMMARY TABLES OF GRADE DESCRIPTIONS...............................................24
C PERMISSIBLE LIMITS FOR BOW, SPRING, TWIST AND CUP ..........................27
D LIMITS OF MACHINING IMPERFECTIONS AND SURFACE FINISH
IMPERFECTIONS.....................................................................................................29
E INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED WITH ENQUIRIES OR ORDERS..................30
F FINGER JOINTING ..................................................................................................31
G GLUE LAMINATING ...............................................................................................32
AS 2796.3—1999 4
Australian Standard
Timber—Hardwood—Sawn and milled products
1.1 SCOPE
This Standard specifies product and grade requirements for furniture timber sawn or milled
from hardwood.
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This Standard also specifies tolerances for boards intended as feedstock for furniture
components.
NOTES:
1 The coverage of all hardwood species by this Standard does not imply their availability nor
the availability of every grade in any species or species group.
2 This Standard may be used as a basis for a third party product certification scheme.
1.2 APPLICATION
Milled timber for furniture shall comply with the product requirements given in Section 2
of this Standard, together with the grade requirements given in Section 3 and Appendix A.
NOTE: A summary of the grade descriptions is given in Appendix B; however, it is not
exhaustive and does not take the place of the requirements set out in this Standard. Reference
should be made to the appropriate Sections of this Standard for a complete description of the
grades.
Permissible limits for bow, spring, twist and cup are given in Appendix C and limits for
machining imperfections and surface finish imperfections are given in Appendix D.
NOTE: Guidance on information to be supplied by purchasers is given in Appendix E.
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