Specifies requirements for the manufacture, grading, finishing and branding of structural plywood. It provides specifications for both stress and surface grades and specifies veneer qualities, bond quality, standard lay-up construction, dimensional tolerances, joints, moisture content and characteristic strength and stiffness values for the nominated stress grades. Five surface grades, based on the veneer quality of the face and back veneers, A, S, B, C and D and one bond quality, TypeA bond, are prescribed.

This Standard specifies requirements for the manufacture, grading, finishing and branding of structural plywood. Specifications for both stress and surface grades are also provided. The Standard also specifies veneer quality, bond quality, standard lay-up construction, dimensional tolerances, joints, moisture content and characteristic strength and stiffness values for the nominated stress grades. The following alternative methods for the determination of stress grades for structural plywood, are also provided: (a) Veneer stiffness determination. (b) Mechanical stress grading of the finished sheet of plywood. (c) In-grade testing of finished plywood panels. Five surface grades, based on the veneer quality of the face and back veneers, A, S, B, C and D and one bond quality, Type A bond, are prescribed.

First published in Australia in part as AS O85-1969.AS O89 first published 1973.AS O85-1969 and AS O89-1973 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 2269-1979.First published in New Zealand as NZS 3614-1971.AS 2269-1979 and NZS 3614:1971 jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 2269:1994.Third edition 2004. Originated in Australia in part as AS O85-1969. Originated in New Zealand as NZS 3614:1971. Previous edition AS/NZS 2269:1994. Third edition 2004. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (March 2006).