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The first meeting of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association was held at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 22, 1933.

 

Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber

NELMA is one of seven lumber rules writing agencies in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee(ALSC) to write grade rules that are certified as conforming to the American Softwood Lumber Standard PS20.

We are pleased to provide our complete grade rule book, the 2006 Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber, online for easy reference and general understanding of the lumber and timber grades.  Refer to the following sections below for specific information to view or download. All documents listed here are downloadable PDFs.

 
 
                     (Revised with Supplement No. 1 -  effective 6/15/08)
 
Section   7: Design Values (Description)

Section   8: Design Value Tables
 
 
                     (View all 23 EWP Patterns individually under the Eastern White Pine
                      Product Resource section of the Reference Tab)
 
Section 12: Index