BS 3823:1990
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Grading of ash and hickory wood handles for hand tools
Hardcopy , PDF
English
05-31-1990
Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General
Section two. Grading
4 Ash non-striking tool handles
5 Ash striking tool handles up to and including 425 mm
in length
6 Ash striking tool handles greater than 425 mm in
length
7 Hickory striking tool handles up to and including
1050 mm in length
8 Marking
9 Moisture content
Appendices
A Determination of slope of grain
b Recommendations for storing wood handles
Tables
1 Sloping grain deviations for handles of 450 mm to
1050 mm in length
2 Sloping grain deviations for handles above 1050 mm in
length
3 Permissible blemishes in ash non-striking tool
handles
4 Permissible blemishes in ash striking tool handles up
to and including 425 mm
5 Permissible blemishes in hickory striking tool
handles up to and including 1050 mm
Figures
1 Illustration of wavy grain: half size
2 Illustration of curly grain: full size
3 Swivel-handled scribe for determination of slope of
grain in wood
4 Use of scribe
5 Measurement of slope of grain
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