BS 1186-1:1991

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Timber for and workmanship in joinery Specification for timber

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-09-1996

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1991

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section 1. General
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Classification of timber
Section 2. Selection of timber species including sheet
           materials
4 Species of timber and their uses
5 Wood based panel products
Section 3. Moisture content
6 Average moisture content (as a percentage)
7 Measurement
Section 4. Quality of timber
8 Classification
9 Knots and knot clusters
10 Splits, ring shakes and checks
11 Resin pockets
12 Sapwood
13 Wane
14 Rate of growth of softwood
15 Straightness of grain
16 Exposed pith
17 Decay and insect attack
18 Plugs, inserts and fillers
19 Opaque and non-opaque finishes
Appendices
A Recommendations for specifying timber for joinery
B Some species of softwood and their suitability for
    use in joinery
C Some species of hardwood and their suitability for
    use in joinery
D Recommendations for maintaining moisture content
E Procedure for establishing moisture content in the
    event of a dispute
Tables
1 Requirements for wood based panel products
2 Moisture content of solid timber by categories
    related to in-service conditions
3 Some species of softwood and their suitability for
    use in joinery
4 Some species of hardwood and their suitability for
    use in joinery
Figures
1 Maximum limit of knot size and distribution for
    round or oval knots on exposed or concealed surfaces
2 Dimension of the finished piece: rectangular section
3 Dimension of the finished piece: moulded section
4 Round knot
5 Oval knot
6 Arris knot
7 Splay knot
8 Margin knot
9 Branched knot
10 Knot cluster
11 Measurement of rate of growth

Requirements for the classification, species, moisture content and quality of softwood, hardwood and wood-based panel products used in joinery.

Committee	B/543
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	32
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN 942:2007 BS EN 942:1996

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