Timber can have various blemishes or defects, including shake, checking, wane, and splits. Most are accounted for in normal engineering reviews, but sometimes if the defect is large, it can cause a...
The only man-made defects in timber are what wasn't cut properly or a particular board that was warped wasn't caught out of thousands of other boards that are cut, sorted and stacked in the sawmill.
Defects due to CONVERSION Defects due to FUNGI Defects due to INSECTS Defects due to NATURAL FORCES Defects due to SEASONING
During the process of converting timber in to commercial form...