WCLIB Grades

2 x 5 Full (51 x 127 mm) Factory Select VG
Hem-Fir

Each piece contains 70% or more of No. 1 Door Cuttings. Sizes and grades of cuttings permitted in any combination are as follows: 

127 and 152 mm widths - Any number of No. 1 Stiles, one only No. 1 Top Rail. In pieces requir- ing three Stiles to get the necessary percentage of cuttings, one No. 2 Stile is allowed. Muntins are not permitted in this grade.

254 and 305 mm widths – Any number of No. 1 Stiles, one No. 1 Top Rail and two only No. 1 Bottom Rails are allowed. In pieces requiring three Stiles to get the necessary percentage of cuttings, one No. 2 Stile is allowed. Muntins are not permitted in this grade. 

Each piece is 4.9 metres long.

Example 1 contains 74.1% of acceptable Door Cuttings, including on No. 1 Top Rail and one No. 1 Stile. Cuttings are 127 mm x 1194 and 2464 mm long. 

Example 2 contains 98.4% of acceptable Door Cuttings, including two No. 1 Stiles. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 2362 and 2438 mm long.

Example 3 contains 74.1% of acceptable Door Cuttings, including a No. 1 Top Rail and Stile. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 1194 and 2464 mm long.

2 x 5 Full (51 x 127 mm) No. 1 Shop VG
Douglas Fir

Each piece contains from 50% to 70% of Door Cuttings. Sizes and grade of cuttings admissible are any of the following or combinations thereof: 

a. any number of No. 1 Stiles; or
b. any number of No. 1 Rails 229, 254 and 305 mm wide; or
c. two only No. 1 Muntins or No. 1 Top Rails; or
d. one only No. 2 Stile allowed. 

Each 127 or 152 mm piece in this grade contains at least one Stile. 

Each piece is 4.9 metres long.

Example 1 contains 87.0% of acceptable Door Cuttings, but will not make Factory Select as only one No. 1 Top Rail is permitted in that grade. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 2108, 940 and 1194 long.

Example 2 contains 89.1% of acceptable Door Cuttings, but will not make Factory Select as only one No. 1 Top Rail is permitted in that grade. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 1041, 2261 and 1041 long.

Example 3 contains 81.3% of acceptable Door Cuttings, but will not make Factory Select as only one No. 1 Top Rail is permitted in that grade. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 686, 2108 and 1194 mm long.

2 x 5 Full (51 x 127 mm) No. 2 Shop VG
Douglas Fir

Each piece contains not less than 25% No. 1 Door Cuttings, or 40% No. 2 Door Cuttings, or 60% No. 3 Door Cuttings, or 33.3% of No. 1 and No. 2 Door Cuttings combined. Any combination of Stiles, Rails or Muntins is permitted except No. 1 Rails are figured as No. 2.

Each piece is 4.9 metres long. 

Example 1 contains 71% of acceptable Door Cuttings. Annual growth-ring count of less than 6 rings per 25 mm in this piece makes all of its cuttings No. 3 Cuttings. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 635, 686 and 2159 mm long.

Example 2 contains 74.2 % of acceptable Door Cuttings. This piece does not contain a Stile which is needed to qualify it as a No. 1 Shop. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 965 and 1067; two are 787 mm long. 

Example 3 contains 65.6% of acceptable Door Cuttings. The mixed No. 1 and No. 2 Door Cuttings determine this grade. Cuttings are 127 mm wide x 737, 762, 787 and 914 mm long.