Quarter Cut sapele veneered Products

Product Name	Natural sapele veneered Plywood/Blockboard/MDF
Cut	Plain-Sliced(Flat-Cut), Quarter-Cut, Rotary-Cut
Grade	A / B Grade by ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2000
Face & Back Veneer	1 Face or 2 Faces
Glue Type	Type II MR E1, E2 (Moisture Resistance: Interior, Urea Formaldehyde)
Thickness	2.7mm / 3.0mm / 3.6mm / 5.2mm / 5.5mm 6.0mm / 9mm / 12mm / 15mm / 18mm
Size(mm)	1220 x 2440

Hardwood Face Grade Characteristics of Meranti/sapele

Description	A	B	C	D
Color Streaks or Spots	Slight	Occasional	Yes	Yes
Color Variation	Slight	Moderate	Yes	Yes
Sharp Color Contrasts at Joints	No	No	Yes	Yes
Nominal Minimum  Plain-S Width of Face      Quarter Components       Rotary	127mm 76mm 127mm	76mm 76mm 102mm	No Limit	No Limit
Small Conspicuous Burls & Pin Knots (Avg. Number)	4 per 1M2 (12 per 4’x8’)	6 per 1M2 (18 per 4’x8’)	No Limit	No Limit
Conspicuous Burls Max.Size	9.5mm	12.7mm	No Limit	No Limit
Scattered Sound and Repaired Knots Sound: Max. Size Repaired: Max. Size	No	4 per 3M2 9.5mm 3.2mm	3 per 1M2 12.7mm 12.7mm	4 per 1M2 25.4mm 19.0mm
Mineral Streaks	Slight	Occasional	Yes	Yes
Bark Pockets	No	Few to 3.2mm x 25.4mm	Few to 6.4mm x 50.8mm	6.4mm x 50.8mm
Worm Tracks	No	Slight	Few	Yes
Vine Marks	Slight	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cross Bars	Occasional	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rough Cut/Ruptured Grain	No	Slight	Slight	Two 203mm dia.
Blended Repaired Tapering Hairline Splits	Two 1.6mm x 152mm	Two 3.2mm x 203mm	Four 4.8mm x 203mm	Six 6.4mm x 254mm
Repairs	Small Blending	Blending	Yes	Yes
Unfilled Wormholes	No	No	1.6mm Max. Dia	1.6mm Max. Dia

(ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2000)

Open splits, open joints, open bark pockets or doze not allowed in above grades.