CUSTOM SHOP
TAG: CUSTOM SHOP (4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4)
STENCIL: CUS
GRADE ID: C
GRADE NOTES: Comparable to NHLA's #1
Graded from the best face
Used in cabinet doors, case goods, panels and millwork
YIELD: Best face: Minimum 66 2/3% clear 1-face cuttings (sound backs admitted)
Minimum cutting sizes: 4" x 2' or 3" x 3'
Reverse face of cuttings; sound - as in "sound cutting" definition
LENGTH: 6' and longer
WIDTH: 4" and wider
No more than 5% of pieces will fall below minimum width
COLOR: Minimal color (blue stain, sticker stain, bleaching) allowed outside the cuttings.
All other color graded into #1 stain; depending on severity
WANE: No restrictions; Grader discretion
OTHER SPECS
PITH: No restriction: Grader discretion
SPLITS: No restriction: Grader discretion
Moderate side bend, twist, or warp allowed - typically 1" or less
PKND (Pin Knot No Defect)
CUSTOM SHOP COLOR
CUSTOM SHOP COLOR (CUS COLOR) is a high-grade board sorted for clear one-face (C1F) utilization. Middle to long C1F cuttings (24-60 inches) with heavy discoloration of white blotchy sticker impression or blue stain in the clear one face cuttings.
Widths: 4 inch minimum, admitting 5 percent (by volume) narrows.
Lengths: 6 foot minimum
Minimum Size Cuttings: 3 inch by 3 feet or 4inch by 2 feet. No limit to number of cuttings allowed.
This grade admits all boards of 2 feet and over surface measure yielding not less than 66 2/3 percent clear, one-face (C1F) cuttings with the reverse side of the cuttings sound
Side Bend: limited to 1 inch.
Pin Knots: not considered defect.
