Description of defects in laminated plywood

Name of processing defects Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
Lack of film coating, peeling, flake

Not allowed

Allowed size no more than 30mm x 30mm (on condition it is  coated with moisture-proof paint)

Up to 20% allowed on one side

Film rupture

Not allowed

Allowed with a width of no more than 10mm on one side of the sheet (on condition that it is coated with moisture-proof paint)

Allowed

Film shortage

No more than 5 mm is allowed along one edge of the sheet (on condition that it is coated with moisture-proof paint)

Allowed with a width of no more than 10 mm along one edge of the sheet (subject to coating with moisture-proof paint)

Allowed

Imprinting of wood structure on the surface of the film coating

Allowed

Film overlays, wrinkles

Allowed with a width of no more than 5 mm, a total length of no more than 500 mm (without peeling off the film)

Allowed

Whitish traces of defects and defects of the wood of the inner layers – holes from fallen knots

Allowed in the form of spots measuring no more than 25x25 mm in the amount of no more than 4 pieces per sheet.

Allowed in the form of spots measuring no more than 30x30mm (without quantity limitation)

Allowed
Whitish traces from defects and blemishes in the wood of the inner layers – open cracks

Allowed in the form of strips of film measuring no more than 5x300 mm in the amount of 1 piece per 1 m of length or width of the sheet.

Allowed
Temperature stains

Not allowed

Not allowed

Allowed

Whitish spots and stripes, also from press plates

No more than 25% of the sheet surface is allowed.

Allowed

Adhered film fragments on the surface

Allowed in size no more than 30x30 mm or 10x100 mm  of no more than 1 piece

Allowed

Burnout because of fallen knots, damage and cracks in the outer layer

Not allowed

Allowed with a diameter of no more than 6 mm in the amount of 1 piece per 1 sheet

Allowed

Burnout because of rough peeling

Not allowed

Allowed size no more than 30x30 mm (subject to strong adhesion of the film)

Allowed

Mark from the internal overlaps of the scarf joint or the joints of the edge-glued layer

Allowed (without damaging the facing coating)

Allowed

Scratches and risks

Minor damage to the facing coating up to 300 mm long is allowed, no more than 2 pieces per sheet

Allowed with a length of no more than 500 mm in quantities of no more than 3 pieces per 1 sheet

Allowed

Imprints from press plates and garbage

Not allowed

Allowed

Streaks and stains from press plates

Allowed

Blistering film

Allowed without disturbing the facing coating with a diameter of up to 50 mm in the amount of 2 pieces per 1 sheet

Allowed without destruction of facing coating with a diameter of up to 100 mm in the amount of 2 pieces per 1 sheet

Allowed

Local delamination of plywood (bubble)

Not allowed

Allowed

Pressed veneer parts

Not allowed

Allowed

Dents

Allowed with a diameter of no more than 6 mm in the amount of 1 piece per m2 (without peeling off the film)

Allowed depth of no more than 0.5 mm (without damaging the coating)

Allowed

Lack of veneer in the inner layers

Allowed from the 3rd layer depth, mm, no more
2 5
Length, mm, no more
10 25 without limitation

Defects in pruning, chips during sawing

Allowed subject to sealing with paint, length of chips, mm, no more

Allowed

5
width up to 1 mm

10
width up to 5 mm

Crook

In plywood with a thickness of up to 6.5 mm inclusive - it is not taken into account; in plywood with a thickness above 6.5 mm, a deflection of no more than 15 mm per 1 m of the diagonal length of the plywood sheet is allowed.

Paint smudges on the surface of the sheet

Allowed width no more than 10 mm

Allowed width no more than 20 mm

Allowed

Mechanical damage to outer and inner layers

No more than 3 mm is allowed along one edge of the sheet (subject to coating with moisture-proof paint)

Allowed
Notes 1. Processing defects not listed in this table are not allowed.