Specifications
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.
Inspection Manual, AITC 200
Provides details and commentary on requirements and procedures specified in ANSI/AITC A190.1.
Standard Appearance Grades for Structural Glued Laminated Timber, AITC 110
Definitions of three standard appearance grades as well as special appearance for glulam.
Standard for Dimensions of Structural Glued Laminated Timber, AITC 112
Information on depths, widths and tolerances for glulam and dimensions.
Standard Specifications for Structural Glued Laminated Timber of Softwood Species, AITC 117 - Design
Design values and other design information for softwood glulam timbers and their fastenings.
Standard Specifications for Structural Glued Laminated Timber of Softwood Species, AITC 117 - Manufacturing
Standard Specifications for Hardwood Glued Laminated Timber, AITC 119 - Design values and other design information for hardwood glulam timbers and their fastenings.
American Wood Preservers Association
Book of Standards (AWPA)
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 crossties, glulam, lumber and timbers, marine lumber, poles and piling and treatment of wood for permanent wood foundations. 325 pages, 1993.
APA-The Engineered Wood Association
Grades & Specifications
Complete guide to Product Standard PS 1 and APA proprietary grades, plus standard architectural specifications. Form J20.
Siding Manufacturing Specifications (303)
Complete manufacturing specifications, including face grades, grooving veneer grade and workmanship requirements, etc. Includes textures 1-11. Form B840.
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. 4 pages.
Redwood Lumber Pattern Book, No. 17
Full size details of all standard redwood lumber patterns for redwood remanufacturers. 26 pages.
Redwood Architectural Guide
Architect/Specifier's guide to redwood lumber for exterior and interiors; includes patterns, grades and finishing details. 8 pages.
Redwood Landscape Architecture
Illustrated booklet showing and describing redwood grades for a variety of garden applications. 12 pages.
Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau
Grading Rules for Shakes & 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
Hardwood Plywood Guide
The Hardwood Plywood Reference Guide & Sales Handbook. 49 pages, 1995.
National Frame Builders Association
Recommended Practices for the Design and Construction of Agricultural and Commercial Post-Frame Buildings
Three-ring binder providing a complete reference guide in one convenient package. Seventeen separate documents are included along with the work product of NFBA's Education and Research Committee which ties them all together.
National Particleboard Association
Buyers & Specifiers Guide
Complete guide to NPA member Particleboard and Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) grades and their applications. 1996.
Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
NeLMA Standard Grading Book '94
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.
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
The Hardwood Handbook - An Illustrated Guide to Appalachian and Southern Lumber
Concise guide for the buyers of hardwood lumber and others interested in fundamental information on various lumber species from the Southeastern United States. Three softwood species - Southern Pine, White Pine, and Cypress - are also described.
Southern Forest Products Association and
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
Southern Pine Use Guide
Complete grade descriptions, design values and sample specifications for a wide range of uses. Also includes treated Southern Pine, storage, fire and sound data. 24 pages. #200.
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
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.
Grade Stamps for West Coast Lumber
Describes how to read and interpret a grade stamp. Also shows several examples of grade stamp facsimiles.
Allowable Property Values for Western Softwood Species
Allowable design values are presented in size specific tables with Base Values and size adjustment factors already multiplied out. Tables list five western species groups. Also available in metric units. 12 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. 12 pages.
Western Wood Preservers Institute
Guide to the Characteristics, Use and Specifications of Pressure Treated Wood
A guide for writing pressure treated wood specifications for foundation and marine piling, building poles, lumber and plywood, permanent wood foundations and glued laminated timbers.
Best Management Practices for the Use of Treated Wood in Aquatic Environments
BMP's are guidelines for pressure treating wood to minimize the migration or leaching of treating preservatives into the environment.
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. Includes Base Values for design.
Specifying Lumber (A-2)
Guide shows the designer/specifier the most economical and efficient method for specifying Western Lumber. Summarizes changes related to In-Grade.
Machine Stress-Rated Lumber (TG-4)
Explains what MSR lumber is, how to specify it, quality control procedures, lists producers and provides code acceptability information.
Structural Glued Lumber (TG-9)
Explains advantages, classifications, design values, quality control procedures, code conformance and specification of end-jointed, edge and face-glued lumber. 4 pages.
Western Lumber Product Use Manual (A)
Comprehensive technical manual on Western Lumber products. Includes information on basic categories of lumber, grades, sizes and species groups, new Base Values and Adjustment Factors for dimension lumber, along with design values for structural decking, MSR lumber, structural glued products, posts & timbers, also end-use recommendations and specification guidelines, section properties, relative mechanical properties, appearance lumber grades and sizes, and industrial products.
WWPA Grade Stamps (TG-6)
Facsimiles and descriptions of authorized WWPA grade stamps for identifying lumber produced under Association rules.
Western Wood Species Book, Vol. 1, Dimension Lumber
Full-color illustrations show high to low grade characteristics of Douglas Fir, Larch, Hem-Fir, Ponderosa Pine and Western Woods to assist buyers, users in properly specifying, identifying dimension grades.
Western Wood Species Book, Vol. 2, Selects/Finishes/Commons - Boards
Fifty-two pages of board information showing comparative grades and species, characteristics and grade classifications in full-color.
Western Wood Species Book, Vol. 3, Factory Lumber
Full-color photographs show cutting recommendations and percentage of recovery for factory lumber graded under WWPA, WCLIB and Export R Rules. Examples include factory and shop grades in Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, Douglas Fir and Hem-Fir.
Ponderosa Pine (FS-2)
12 pages. See Below.
Douglas Fir/Western Larch (FS-3)
20 pages. These individual, full color, species facts brochures provide background information on forestry and growing region, harvesting, species attributes, manufacturing, grade classifications, recommended applications and end uses, and treating considerations for Western species and/or species combinations.
