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TABLE II. End item visual defects (continued)
Classification
Examine
Defect
Major
Minor
A
B
Construc-
Any component missing
102
tion & work-
Any component not fabricated as specified
202
manship
e.g. ferrules and sleeves not drive fit where
required, i.e. are loose fit
Brashness, honeycombing or case hardening
103
of wood
Species of wood not as specified
104
Less than four annual rings per inch at either
end of the soft wood component
203
Wood component not cut in the direction
of the grain
204
Wood component not smoothly surfaced on
all faces
302
Evidence of decay, split or wane
205
Irregularity of grain exceeding 1/3 the inscribed
diameter of a type I pole or exceeding 1/3
the width of the face of a type II pole
105
Loose or unsound knot
106
Any epoxy filled hole not completely filled
with epoxy filler
Any epoxy filling that is loose or not sound
303
Any knot or epoxy filled hole exceeding 1/3
the inscribed diameter of a type I pole
or ¼ the width of the face of a type II pole
107
Permissible knots or epoxy filled holes less than
12 inches apart
206
Any hole (except required drill holes) more than
1/16 inch in diameter
207
Holes (not exceeding 1/16 inch in diameter) less
than two inches apart
208
Bark or pitch pocket exceeding 1/8 inch wide
and 8 inches long or ¼ inch wide and
4 inches long
209
More than two permissible bark or pitch pockets
in any pole or section of pole
108
Surface check or shake exceeding 1/32 inch in
width or 10 inches in length
210
More than two permissible surface checks or shakes
in any pole or section of pole
211
Two surface checks or shakes, not exceeding 1/32
inch in width or 10 inches in length, located less
than 24 inches apart
212
Total warp per pole or section of pole exceeds
1/32 inch for each foot of length of pole or
section of pole
109
Rivet not neatly and securely set, e.g., is bent,
head is damaged or loose
304
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