12 §8825. Nomenclature and definitions
Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 11: FORESTRY
Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 3: REGULATION
Article 1: COMMERCIAL STANDARD FOR MAINE WHITE-CEDAR SHINGLES
§8825. Nomenclature and definitions
The following terms and definitions shall apply to the grading of Maine northern white-cedar shingles under this Article. [1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
1. Black knot. "Black knot" means a knot which results when a dead branch is surrounded by wood. It is generally black in color and it is not grown in its entirety into the surrounding wood.
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2. Commercial standard. "Commercial standard" means that standard which is set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, quality, weight, extent or value of a commodity.
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3. Defects. "Defects" shall include holes, knots, rot pockets, rot streaks, wane, uneven feather tip, splits and checks, shake, stain and pith.
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4. Even feather tip. "Even feather tip" means a condition of manufacture found on the thin ends of some shingles where the saw comes out of a piece prematurely, producing a thin, flimsy, feather-like edge which extends across the entire width of the shingle.
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5. Rot and decay. "Rot and decay" means a disintegration of the wood which occurs through the action of wood-destroying fungi. Dote shall be deemed synonymous with rot and decay.
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6. Sapwood. "Sapwood" means wood containing wood cells which were alive at the time the tree was cut in contrast to the inactive heartwood cells. Sapwood is distinguished from heartwood by its light color in contrast to the reddish to reddish-brown color of heartwood.
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7. Shake. "Shake" means a lengthwise separation of the wood which usually occurs between and parallel to the growth rings. It is a defect.
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8. Shingle. "Shingle" means a piece of sawn wood of various widths, with nearly parallel sides, which tapers so that the butt end is thicker than the other.
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9. Sound red knot. "Sound red knot" means a knot which is solid across its face, as hard as the surrounding wood, shows no sign of decay and is in its entirety firmly grown into the wood.
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10. Split or check. "Split or check" means a lengthwise separation of the wood usually occurring across the growth rings. A split or check over 1/2 inch in length at the butt end is a defect.
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11. Uneven feather tip. "Uneven feather tip" means a condition similar to "even feather tip" except that the feather-like edge is coarse and irregular in outline across the width of the shingle. It is a defect.
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12. Wane. "Wane" means bark or the lack of wood or bark on the edge of a shingle.
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SECTION HISTORY
1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).