Wood Grading

[Lewis Dodd]

Any one have a web site that teaches you how to "Grade" wood and what all the grades mean? You know, 4S, 2s, FAS, and etc.

Regards, Lewis

[Charlie Self]

Lewis Dodd asks:

I'm sure there is one out there. You might try

for a start. Don't let the line breaks mess you up.

Incidentlly, 2S, 4S, are properly written S2S and S4S and are not grades, but conditions of the sides: surfaced 2 sides; surfaced 4 sides.

Enjoy.

Charlie Self

"Old age is fifteen years older than I am." Oliver Wendell Holmes

[Pat Barber]

As always, it "depends" on what you are talking about.

There are "grade standards" for hardwood. There are "grade standards" for softwood. There are "grade standards" for OSB/plywood/mdf/etc/etc

Here is "softwood plywood"

is "hardwood plywood" think you get the idea that there are several "standards" although most of the same terms apply many times...

Lewis Dodd wrote:

[George]

When you're done, you'll realize how important the sawyer's eye is, and why everyone at the mill is especially kind to the grader when he comes. He can make a board half price with a single stroke of his crayon!