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SELECT & BETTER

SELECT & BETTER (SEL/BTR) grade is ideal for fine cabinetry, furniture and molding manufacturing where a clear two-face cutting is required.

Select & Better grade includes all FAS2F and Select boards. Select boards must grade at least a Number 1 back and the face must grade a select.

Cuttings: 4 inch (101.6 mm) wide by 36 inch (90 cm) and longer and 3inch (76.2 mm) wide by 72 inch (180 cm) and longer clear face cuttings.

Minimum Length: 6' minimum

Minimum Finger Joint: 24 inch (60 cm)

Minimum Width:  3-3/8 inch (85.7 mm)

Overall Minimum Yield: 83-1/3 percent.

SELECT & BETTER COLOR

SELECT & BETTER (SEL/BTR COLOR) grade includes all FAS2F and Select boards, but with heavy discoloration of white blotchy sticker impression or blue stain in the clear two face cuttings. Select Color boards must grade at least a Number 1 back and the face must grade a select.

Cuttings:  4 inch (101.6 mm) wide by 36 inch (90 cm) and longer and 3inch (76.2 mm) wide by 72 inch (180 cm) and longer clear two-face cuttings.

Minimum Length: 6' minimum

Minimum Finger Joint: 36 inch (90 cm)

Minimum Width: 3-3/8 inch (85.7 mm)

Overall Minimum Yield: 83-1/3 percent.

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