Premium

Alder

Premium

Knotty Appearance
Structural & Sound Cutting
Two-Face cutting (CF2)

Premium is a knotty appearance grade where a small knot is required. It is often used for moldings, casegood construction, entry and interior doors, and furniture applications.

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Possible Defects: 
Sound knots permitted

Widths, Lengths & Cuttings

Width Specs: 
4 inches (101.60 mm) minimum.
Length Specs: 
84 inches (213.36 cm) minimum.
Cutting Specs: 
Minimum of SOUND CUTTING cutting 4 inches (101.60 mm) by 84 inches (213.36 cm). 4 inches (101.60 mm) by 24 inches (60.96 cm) sound cutting. No Limit to the number of cuttings allowed. Pith is allowed as an exception to the Sound Cutting rule.

Grade Notes

This grade admits all boards of 24 inches (60.96 cm) and over surface measure yielding not less than 83.33 percent yield, sound cuttings. The reverse will grade to Frame or better.

WANE is limited to 25 percent of the width and 50 percent of the length. Wane may be divided, showing on both board edges.

SIDE BEND limited to 1inch (25.40 mm).

Face knot size is limited to 0 .5 inches (12.70 mm) unsound and 1 inch (25.40 mm) sound in 4 to 5.5 inch (101.60 to 139.70 mm) widths. In boards exceeding 5.5 inches (139.70 mm) wide, knot size is limited to 1 inches (25.40 mm) unsound and, 2 inches (50.8mm) sound.