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RULESFORTHEMEASUREMENT&INSPECTIONofHARDWOOD&CYPRESSPlusNHLASalesCode&InspectionRegulationsEffectiveJanuary1,2003NationalHardwoodLumberAssociationP.O.Box34518•Memphis,TN38184-0518•U.S.A.TABLEOFCONTENTSPageForward.................................4OfficialInspectionRulesGeneralInstructions....................6MethodsUsedinApplyingInspectionRules..13StandardGrades.......................16StandardInspectionbySpecies............24InspectionofKilnDriedLumber..........52InspectionofSurfacedLumber............54SpecialCombinedGradesandFaceGrades..56MiscellaneousSpecialGrades...............57MeasurementsinRetailSales...............77InspectionofCypressLumber..............81HardwoodsforConstruction...............91NationalInspectionService...............102OriginalInspection....................103Re-Inspection........................108NHLASalesCode.......................111Definitions.............................117ShippingWeightEstimates................121MetricConversionTable..................126IndexofWoods.........................127MiscellaneousIndex.....................129NATIONALHARDWOODLUMBERASSOCIATION3Copyright©2003byNATIONALHARDWOODLUMBERASSOCIATION(NHLA)P.O.Box345186830RaleighLaGrangeRoadMemphis,Tennessee38184-0518U.S.A.(901)377-1818FAX:(901)382-6419Email:info@natlhardwood.orgWebsite:www.natlhardwood.org—COPYRIGHTNOTICE—TheseinstructionsfortheguidanceoflumberinspectorsinthemeasurementandinspectionofhardwoodandcypresswereformulatedandadoptedbytheNationalHardwoodLumberAssociation.TheyarecopyrightedinthenameoftheAssociationwhichwillnotpermitanyviolationofitsrightsunderthecopyrightlaw.ByactionoftheBoardofManagersatmeetingheldinBoston,Mass.,September22,1952,itwasprovidedthatallmemberswouldbegivenonecopyandcouldreceiveadditionalcopieswithoutchargeuponrequest,upto10copiesforActivemembersand5copiesforAssociatemembers.Additionalcopieswillbesuppliedtomembersat$5.00each.ItisfurtherprovidedthattheserulesshallbepublishedbytheAssociationonly,andthattheyshallcontainnoadvertisement,andthatnoneshallbestampedorwrittenthereon.2NATIONALHARDWOODLUMBERASSOCIATIONavailableonrequesttobothmembersandnon-members.TheirdutiesaretogradethelumberasspecifiedinthewrittenordergiventothembasedonNationalrulesandtoprovidewhereapplicableacertificatecoveringtheirwork.SuchcertificatesarefinanciallyguaranteedbytheAssociationascoveredbytheregulationsgoverningtheirissuance.Fromtheadoptionoftheearliesthardwoodrules,nomajoralterationofstandardshasoccurredthatwasnotpromptedbyanoticeablechangeinthecharacterofthehardwoodtimbersupply.Practicalhardwoodoperatorshaveanawarenessoftheobligationtostrivetomaketherulesbearareasonableandpracticalrelationshiptothegeneralqualityoftheavailabletimbersupply.Conservationispromotedbythemaintenanceofthistypeofsensiblerelationshipbetweenthelumberrulesandtherawmaterialfromwhichthelumberisproduced.Beforearuleisamendedoranewruleadopted,theproposaliscarefullyconsideredbytheRulesCommitteecomposedofknowledgeable,experiencedlumbermen.IftheproposalpassesthescrutinyofthisCommittee,itisthendebatedandvoteduponbytheActivemembershipoftheAssociationinconvention.Iftheproposalispassedbyatwo-thirdsmajorityvote,itthenbecomesofficialandisincludedintheRulesBook.AstudyoftheSalesCodeisrecommended.Itwaswrittenbypracticallumbermenofwideexperienceandhighmoralvalues.Aswillbeseeninthepreamble,itsuseisdesig...