Forest Management Regulations 2019
Division 1Eucalypt – veneer quality 1
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Division 1 Eucalypt – veneer quality 1
| Item | Requirement | Logs | Flitches | | 1. | Species | E.regnans preferred but other light colour species acceptable | As for logs | | 2. | Colour | Pale, at least "oak" colour | As for logs | | 3. | Diameter | Minimum end-diameter under bark (u.b.) of 45cm | Minimum diameter of 15cm by 15cm | | 4. | Length | Minimum length of 260cm | As for logs | | 5. | Split sections | 260cm length for 45cm log radius | Not applicable | | 6. | Condition | Bark off and end greased | Covered and end greased | | 7. | Shape | Flared or fluted butts acceptable | Accurately dimensioned | | | | Occluded bark not acceptable | | | | | Log shape not critical | | | 8. | Heart | Can be off-centre | Not acceptable | | 9. | Radial split | Acceptable if flitches of 15cm by 15cm can be sawn from the log | Not acceptable | | 10. | Spiral grain | 1:35 or 7.5cm in a minimum 260cm length | Not acceptable | | 11. | Sweeps or bends | Not acceptable in any veneer billet | Not acceptable | | 12. | Knots | One knot per 260cm length acceptable, the diameter of the knot to be no greater than 20% of the log diameter | Not acceptable | | 13. | Pin holes | Not acceptable | Not acceptable | | 14. | Gum | Acceptable only near heart and sap | Not acceptable | | 15. | Hob nail | Not acceptable | Not acceptable | | 16. | Shatter | Not acceptable | Not acceptable |