VENEER

• Minimum diameter: 9" (23 cm) inside the bark.
• Maximum diameter: 27" (68 cm) inside the bark.
• Minimum length: 8'6" (2.60 m), altough 8'7" and 8'8" is preferred.
• Maximum length: 8'9" (2.66m).
• Logs must be straight and sound, with butt sawn square.
• Centre rot up to one inch is acceptable.
• Branch knots up to 2.5" accepted, if cut flush with the log.
• Allowable sweep: 10% of top diameter.
• Producers have a choice of stacked scale or weight scale. Units of measure will be m3st for stacked scale and metric tonnes for weight scale.
• Two feet must be left between tiers for inspection purposes.
• Culled logs must be removed from the yard immediately or they will be disposed of.
• Up to 10% tamarack, 10% jack pine or 10% white pine accepted in loads of spruce and fir.

         TREE-LENGTH POPLAR

• Grade 1: Must contain at least one veneer-quality piece
• Grade 2: Does not contain any veneer-quality piece
• All knots must be cut flush with the stem
• Forks, crotched sections and split ends will not be accepted
• The tree length shall not have excessive sweeps or crooks, and the load shall be free of all limbs, mud, rocks, etc.
• Old wood will not be accepted