TDL - General Design - Wood Manufacturing Standards
American Hardboard Association
ANSI Standard ANSI/AMA A135.4-1995 Basic Hardboard
ANSI Standard ANSI/AMA A135.5-1995 Prefinished Hardboard Paneling
ANSI Standard ANSI/AMA A135.6-1996 Hardboard Siding
American Institute of Timber Construction
American National Standard for Wood Products - Structural Glued Laminated Timber, ANSI/AITC A190.1
Covers minimum requirements for the production of structural glued laminated timber, including sizes and tolerances, grade combinations, lumber, adhesives and manufacture.
Standard Specifications for Structural Glued Laminated Timber of Softwood Species, AITC 117 - Manufacturing
American Wood Preservers Association
Book of Standards
Lists all of the standards used in the wood preservation industry covering preservatives, treatments using these preservatives, analysis of preservatives and of treated wood along with miscellaneous standards on such items as inspection, care of treated wood and its use in the field. Products covered range from cross ties, glulam, lumber and timbers, marine lumber, poles and piling and treatment for permanent wood foundations. 325 pages, 1993.
APA-The Engineered Wood Association
U.S. Product Standard PS 1 for Construction & Industrial Plywood
The uniform standard for producing, marking, testing, and specifying plywood for construction and industrial applications. Form H850.
Performance Standards and Policies for Structural-Use Panels
Qualification and quality assurance test criteria and methods for APA Structural-Use panels. Form E445.
303 Siding Manufacturing Specifications
Includes face grades, grooving, veneer grades and workmanship requirements. Form B840.
Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-92 - Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels
Provides requirements for producing and testing plywood, OSB, and COM-PLY panels. Form S350.
Architectural Woodwork Institute
Architectural Woodwork Quality Standards, 6th Edition, Version 1.1
Provides standards, including reference specifications and tests, for three grades of architectural woodwork: Custom, Premium and Economy. Used as the reference for the Architectural Woodwork Institute's national Quality Certification Program (QCP).
California Redwood Association
Redwood Lumber Grades & Uses
Color photographs showing representative samplings of the general purpose redwood grades and descriptions of typical uses.
Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau
Grading Rules for Shakes and Shingles
Grading rules for Certi-Split shakes, Certigrade shingles, Certi-Sawn shakes, hip and ridge, Certigroove side wall shakes, taper-split shakes, straight-split shakes and specialty products.
Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association
American National Standard for Laminated Hardwood Flooring ANSI/HPMA LHF
8 pages, 1987.
Industry Voluntary Standard for Sliced Decorative Wood Face Veneer, DFV-1
19 pages, 1995.
American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood ANSI/HPVA HP-1
25 pages, 1994.
National Particleboard Association
NPA 1-82-Standard for Particleboard for Mobile Home Decking
ANSI A208.1-1993-Standard for Particleboard
ANSI A208.2-1994-Standard for Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)
HUD 24 CRF 3280 (FR 31996 8/9/84) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard - Formaldehyde Excerpts
Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
NeLMA Standard Grading Book '95
Standard grading rules for Northeastern lumber.
Redwood Inspection Service
Standard Specifications for Grades of California Redwood Lumber
The official grade rule book for redwood lumber. 124 pages, 1995.
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
Standard for Machine Stress Rated Lumber
A product standard specifying standard sizes, visual grade requirements, the grade-stamping and physical property requirements for MSR Southern Pine lumber.
Voluntary Standard for Quality Control of Tensile Strength for Machine Stress Rated Lumber
A product standard specifying product requirements as well as certification and quality control procedures for tensile strength of MSR Southern Pine Lumber.
Standard for Machine Evaluated Lumber
A product standard specifying standard size, visual grade requirements, the grade-stamping and property requirements as well as certification and quality control procedures for Southern Pine MEL.
Glued Lumber Standard for Southern Pine
Standard for the minimum requirements for end-glued, face-glued and edge-glued Southern Pine.
1994 Standard Grading Rules for Southern Pine Lumber (and Supplements)
Rules governing the manufacture, grading and measurement of Southern Pine Lumber in conformance with American Lumber Standards.
Special Product Rules for Prime and Merchantable Dimension
Span tables and other important information related to design values for Prime and Merchantable dimension.
Special Product Rules for Radius Edge Decking
Span tables and other important information related to design values for Radius Edge Decking.
Special Product Rules for Structural, Industrial and Railroad Freight-Car Lumber
Rules governing the manufacture, grading and measurement of Southern Pine lumber as specified in title.
West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau
Standard Grading Rules No. 17
Pocket size book containing the ALSC approved Standard Grading Rules for the five major species of West Coast lumber. Includes grade descriptions and new In-Grade design values. 264 pages.
Interpretations for the National Grading Rules for Dimension Lumber
Supplemental guide to interpreting the grade requirements of the National Grading Rule presented in Standard Grading Rules No. 17. Available as 16 page booklet in pocket size or 12 page booklet in 8-1/2 by 11 format.
Glued Laminated Certification and Quality Control Manual
Performance standard for the certification and quality control for manufacturing of glued lumber products. 57 pages.
Standard for Machine Stress Rated Lumber
Product standard specifying the required minimum performance for the manufacture and quality control of Machine Stress Rated (MSR), E-rated Structural Laminations, and C14 Tension lamination lumber.
Western Wood Products Association
Grading Rules for Western Lumber '94 (G-5)
In the following species: Douglas Fir, Engelmann Spruce, Hemlock-True Firs, Idaho White Pine, Incense Cedar, Lodgepole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, Western Larch and Western Red Cedar.
