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05/02/11                                                                                        83

                                                                        VENEER  LOGS

        NO DELIVERIES AFTER MAY 6/11 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

DELIVERED TO:   SNB, yard at office site
 

        SPECIES                   GRADE            DIAMETER            ALLOWABLE DEFECTS

    Yellow & White        Prime Plus            14"& up                Straight, no defect, no butt swell                                    $1737.03
    Birch                          Select Plus           12" - 13"                1/3 heart center, straight, no defect, or butt swell      $1737.03

                                        Prime                     14" & up                No surface or end defects                                                $1187.03

                                        Select                     11" - 13"                No defects                                                                            $  837.03

                                        No. 1 Special       14" & up                One defect                                                                             $  837.03

                                        No. 1                      11" - 13"                1 defect & 1 small end defect                                           $  737.03            

                                        No. 2                      11" & up                2 surface defects & 1 small end defect                          $  387.03

                                        No. 4                      10"                          No defects - must be straight                                           $  462.03

                                        No. 3 (50)               10"                        1 defect or 11" - 3 defects, little curl                                 $  387.03

            ALL LENGTHS are 8'9", 9'5", 10'5" & 11'5", EXCEPT GRADE # 2 no 11'5" & GRADE # 4 is 8'9" & 9'5" ONLY

    Hard Maple            Prime Plus            14" & up                Straight, no defects, 1/3 heart centered                          $1937.03

                                      Prime                     14" & up                No defects - 1/3 heart                                                           $1337.03

                                      Select                    11" - 13"                 No defects - 1/3 heart                                                           $  937.03

                                      No. 1 Special       14" & up                 1 defect - 1/3 heart                                                                $  937.03

                                      No. 1                      11" - 13"                 1 defect - 1/3 heart                                                                 $  837.03

                                      No. 2 Special       14" & up                 No defects, 1/2 heart                                                             $  787.03

                                      No. 2                      11" - 13"                 No defects, 1/2 heart                                                             $  537.03

                                      No.  4                     10"                            No defects, straight, 1/3 heart                                            $  537.03

                                      No. 3 (50)               10"                          1 defect or 11" - 3 defects, little curl                                  $  387.03

        3" - 4" Sound knot - One defect.

        Larger sound knots - One or more defects depending on log size and quality.
        Other knots will be graded as they affect the quality of the log.

        A three foot tight seam is acceptable.

        Slight raised curl - Two defects.

        Burls, swells, cat faces, dote, checking, shake, curl, worm track, mineral, grubs and spiral grain
        are defects and will be graded as they affect the value of the log.

        Two defects in a straight line will be graded as one defect.

        Rot or hole over 3" in diameter is unacceptable.

        End defects must be well centered. A small amount of off center rot is acceptable in grades below select
        and will be graded as it affects the value of the log.

        Sweep - In logs 12" to 14" in diameter - 1 1/2" of sweep will be allowed. In logs 15" and over - 3" of sweep is
        acceptable. Necessary scale deductions will be made for sweep.

        Length - Logs not meeting specified lengths will be cut back to the the next acceptable length.
        Length Measurement - The length of logs  will be measured from the top of the scarf.

        Logs will be scaled with the Maine Log Rule applied to the minimum top diameter.

        Final Scale - The decision of the receiving scaler will be final; however, logs field scaled,
        the field scale will be honored.

        Logs not meeting the within specifiactions will be culled.  Cull logs must be removed
        from the mill yard withing 10 days, otherwise the mill will dispose of them without recourse.

        Proper scale deductions will be made for sweep.

        Logs received and scaled at the mill by Friday 4 pm, payment will be mailed Tuesday.
        Logs scaled Saturday will be paid the following week.

        If you have not delivered logs to Columbia for several months, check with the contact
        people for up to date species, grades and prices.