scope:

This Voluntary Product Standard covers the wood species, veneer grading, glue bonds, panel construction and workmanship, dimensions and tolerances, marking, moisture content, and packing of plywood intended for construction and industrial uses.1 Also included are test methods to determine compliance, and a glossary of trade terms and definitions. A quality certification program is provided for herein, whereby qualified testing agencies inspect, sample, and test products identified as complying with this Standard. Information regarding generally available sizes, methods of ordering, and reinspecting practices, is provided in the appendix. As an aid in correlating U.S. customary units to metric units, conversion factors for the units used in this Standard are also given in the appendix.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Voluntary Product Standard is to establish nationally recognized requirements for the principal types and grades of construction and industrial plywood and to provide a basis for common understanding among producers, distributors, and users of the product.