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 COMMITTEE  DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Wooden flush door shutters  of solid core type  — Specification — Part 1: 
Plywood face panels   
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  DAES 1065 -1:2021 
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................  v 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 Type and construction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  2 
4.2 Sizes ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  2 
4.3 Materials  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  4 
4.3.1 General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  4 
4.3.2  Timber  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  4 
4.3.3  Plywood  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  4 
4.3.4  Cross -bands  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  4 
4.3.5  Face veneers  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  4 
4.3.6  Adhesives  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  5 
4.3.7  Particleboard  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  5 
4.3.8  Medium Density Fibre (MDF)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  5 
4.4 Construction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  5 
4.4.1  Blockboard core  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 5 
4.4.2  Particleboard, MDF board core with or without blockboard  ................................ .............................  6 
4.4.3  Stiles and rails  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 7 
4.4.4  Levelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  7 
4.4.5  Face panel  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  7 
4.4.6  Lipping  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  8 
4.4.7 Rebating  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  9 
4.4.8  Opening for glazing  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............................  9 
4.4.9  Venetian  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  10 
4.5 Fitting of locks  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 10 
4.6 Workmanship and finish  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  10 
5 Tests  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  11 
5.1 Classifica tion of test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  11 
5.1.1  Acceptance tests  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 11 
5.1.2  Type tests  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  11 
5.2 Conf ormity assessment  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  12 
5.2.1  Dimensions and squareness test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 12 
5.2.2  General flatness test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  12 
5.2.3  Local planeness test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  12 
5.2.4  Impact indentation test  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  12 
5.2.5  Flexure test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  12 
5.2.6  Edge loading test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 12 
5.2.7  Shock resistance test ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  12 
5.2.8  Buckling test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  12 
5.2.9  Slamming test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 12 
5.2.10  Misuse test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  13 
5.2.11  Varying humidity test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  13 
5.2.12  End immersion test  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................  13 
5.2.13  Knife test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  13 
5.2.14  Glue adhesion test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............................  13 
5.2.15  Screw withdrawal resistance test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 13 
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 6.1 Lot in any consignment  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  13 
6.2 Sample size  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  14 
6.3 Criteria for Conformity  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  14 
7 Marking  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  14 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  15 
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requi rements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representati ves from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for development of East African Standards. XXXXXX.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the l atest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
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 Wooden flush door shutters  of solid core type  — Specification — Part 1: 
Plywood face panels   
1 Scope   
This Draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements and  sampling methods of solid core wooden flush door 
shutters with face panels of plywood or cross -band and face veneers.  
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirement s of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
ISO 13608, Specification for veneered decorative plywood  
EAS 324, Copper/chr omium/arsenic compositions for the preservation of timber — Method for timber 
treatment  
ISO 1804, Doors — Terminology  
ISO 12466 -1, Plywood — Bonding quality — Part 1: Test methods  
ISO 12466 -2, Plywood — Bonding quality — Part 2: Requirements  
ISO 16895, Woo d-based panels — Dry-process fibreboard  
ISO 16893, Wood -based panels — Particleboard  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardiz ation at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
3.1  
type tests  
tests carried out to prove conformity with the specification. These are intended for product/type a pproval of a 
given construction or a prototype of wooden flush door shutters   
3.2  
acceptance tests  
tests carried out on a sample taken from a lot passing type tests for the purpose of acceptance of the lot on a 
batch to batch basis    
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 4 Requirements   
4.1 Type and construction  
Solid core wooden flush door shutters shall be of decorative type or non -decorative (paintable) type. The 
nature of construction of these shutters shall, therefore, be specified based on both the type and different 
constructions of the  core as given in Table 1.  
Table 1 — Nature of construction of solid core wooden flush door shutters  
Core  Type  Abbreviations  
Blockboard  Decorative  BD 
Non-decorative  BN 
Particleboard with or without 
blockboard  Decorative  PD 
Non-decorative  PN 
Medium density fibreboard 
with or without blockboard  Decorative  MD 
Non-decorative  MN 
4.2 Sizes  
4.2.1  Sizes of wooden flush door shutters shall generally conform to the modular sizes specified in Table 2 
(see Figure 1). Sizes other than modular sizes, as agreed  to between the manufacturer and the purchaser, 
may also be permitted; provided, the thickness of shutters in such cases shall be any of those specified in 
4.2.3 but not less than that specified against the nearest higher modular size given in 4.2.3.  
Table 2 — Sizes of wooden flush door shutters  
Designation of doors  Width  
mm Height  
mm 
min. max.  
8 DS 20  710 1 945  1 945  
8 DS 21  760 1 980  2 045  
9 DS 20  810 2 005  2 030  
9 DS21  860 2 005  2 030  
10 DS 20  900 2 005  2 100  
10 DS 21  915 2 005  2 100  
12 DT 2 0 1 100  1 905  2 100  
12 DT 21  1 500  2 005  2 100  
NOTE 1  Door, S =Single shutter, and T = Double leaf shutter.  
NOTE 2  The designation indicates the size of door opening, the first number referring to width in modules of 100 mm and 
the last number the height  in modules of 100 mm.  
NOTE 3  In arriving at the standard widths and heights for wooden flush door shutters, an allowance of 60 mm has been 
made for door frames, 40 mm for floor finish and 5 mm for clearance all round (see Figure 1) between the door openin g 
and door frame and 15 mm for rebate all round for the wooden flush door shutter into the frame. Furthermore, a gap of 5 
mm has been provided between the bottom of the wooden flush door shutter and the finished floor level.  
  
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 4.2.2  In case the modular hei ght of door opening is taken from the finished floor level, the height of the 
wooden flush door shutters shall be the one given in column 3 of Table 2 for maximum height. In the case of 
double leaf shutters, the rebate shall be as given in 4.4.7.  
 
Figure 1 — Sketch illustrating dimensions of wooden flush door shutter  
4.2.3  The nominal thickness of the wooden flush door shutters shall be 25 mm, 30 mm , 35 mm, 40 mm, 45 
mm and 5 0 mm corresponding to each of the sizes as indicated in Table 3  or as agreed betwe en 
manufacturer and purchaser . However, for sizes greater than 12 DT 21, the thickness of such shutters shall 
be greater than 50 mm and shall be as agreed to between the manufacturer and the purchaser.  
Table 3 — Thickness of wooden flush door shutters  
Wood en flush door 
designation  Thickness  
mm 
8 DS 20 and 8 DS 21  25 
9 DS 20 and 9 DS 21  30 or 35  
10 DS 20 and 10 DS 21  40  
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 12 DT 20 and 12 DT 21  45 or 50  
4.3 Materials  
4.3.1  General  
Plywood, cross -band, face veneers and sapwood of all timbers used should be preservative -treated or heat 
treated, or any other treatment method(s) may be applied before assembly as specified in 4.3.2.5.  
4.3.2  Timber  
4.3.2.1  Any species of timber maybe used for the construction of the solid core wooden flush door 
shutters.  
4.3.2.2  For stiles, rails and lipping, only suit able timber species may be used . 
NOTE  The suitability of timber for stiles, rails and lipping is normally based on the screw holdings properties of 
timber. However, in the absence of detailed data relating to screw h olding properties of all the species, both the density of 
the species and the data relating to screw holding properties as available for some of the species can be used.  
4.3.2.3  The moisture content in timber used in the manufacture of wooden flush door sh utters shall not 
be more than 12 %.  
4.3.2.4  Timber shall be free from decay and insect attack. Knots and knot holes less than half the width 
of cross section of the members in which they occur may be permitted. Pitch pockets, pitch streaks and 
harmless pin -holes shall be permissible except in the exposed edges of the core where they shall be cut out 
and filled in with carefully fitted glued pieces of wood of similar species and character with their grain running 
in the same direction.  
4.3.2.5  Species of tim ber and sapwood of all timbers shall be preservative -treated before assembly as 
specified below:  
a. for preservative treatment, the timber shall be treated as specified in EAS 324; and  
b. qualitative test shall be conducted accordingly to determine the presence of preservative used.  
The timber should be dried to a suitable moisture content before bonding.  
4.3.3  Plywood  
4.3.3.1  Commercial plywood used in wooden flush door shutters shall conform to ISO 12466 -2 in respect 
to adhesive and grading.  
4.3.3.2  Decorative plywood used in wooden flush door shutters shall conform to ISO 13608.  
4.3.4  Cross -bands  
Cross -band used in wooden flush door shutters shall conform to the requirements  provided in clause 4.3.2.5 . 
4.3.5  Face veneers  
4.3.5.1  Commercial face veneers used in wooden flush door shutters shall conform to the requirements 
laid down for veneers for marine grade plywood as specified in Annex  A. 
4.3.5.2  Decorative face veneers used in wooden flush door shutters shall conform to the requirements of 
decorative veneers plywood specified in ISO 13608.   
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 4.3.6  Adhesives  
4.3.6.1  Adhesive used for bonding plywood or cross band and face veneers to the core shall be phenol 
formaldehyde synthetic resin adhesive  or any other suitable adh esives . 
4.3.6.2  Phenol formaldehyde syntheti c resin adhesive or other suitable adhesives shall be used for 
bonding core members to one another, including, core frame, and for lipping, glazing frame, venetian frame 
and other exposed parts where such bonding is done.  
4.3.7  Particleboard  
Particleboard used for the core of the wooden flush door shutters shall be of either FPT -1 or XPS designation 
of ISO 16893 .The swelling of the particleboard in thickness and length, when tested shall not exceed 5 %.  
4.3.8  Medium Density Fibre (MDF)  
Medium Density Fibre board used for the core of wooden flush door shutters shall conform to ISO 16895  
4.4 Construction  
4.4.1  Blockboard core  
4.4.1.1  The blockboard core shall conform to the requirements specified in 4.4.1.2. A frame constructed 
of stiles and rails shall be pro vided for holding the core. The width of the frame including lipping, where 
provided, shall not be less than 45 mm and not more than 75 mm as show in Figure 2 below.  
 
(Width and height in accordance to Table 2)  
Figure 2 — Typical blockboard core of a wood en flush door shutter   
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 4.4.1.2  The wooden strips for core shall be cut out from the timber and seasoned to a moisture content 
not exceeding 12 %. The width of each strip of wood shall not exceed 30 mm. These strips may consist of 
pieces of small lengths pla ced end to end with the end joints staggered. In anyone blockboard, the core strips 
shall be of one species of timber only. The strips of wood may be laid separately or spot glued or otherwise 
jointed to form a core which is glued between two or more outer  veneers with the direction of the grain of core 
blocks running at right angles to that of the adjacent veneer.  
4.4.2  Particleboard, MDF board core with or without blockboard  
4.4.2.1  Particleboard, MDF board core with or without blockboard construction sha ll conform to Figure 3 
and Figure 4.  
 
(Width and height in accordance to Table 2)  
Figure 3 — Particleboard or Medium Density Fibreboard and blockboard core of a wooden flush door 
shutter   
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(Width and height in accordance with Table 2)  
Figure 4 — Typical Particleboard or Medium Density Fibre board core flush door shutter  
4.4.2.2  The core shall be either particleboard or MDF board or a combination of blockboard and 
particleboard or blockboard and MDF board. In a combined construction, the width of blockboar d construction 
shall extend at least 150 mm from inner edge of the stile, on either side and the rest shall be particleboard or 
MDF board. Blockboard shall conform to the requirements specified in 4.4.1.2 and the particleboard and MDF 
board shall be as spe cified in 4.3.7 and 4.3.8 respectively. The frame for holding the core, including lipping 
where it occurs, shall not be less than 45 mm and not more than 100 mm in width.  
4.4.3  Stiles and rails  
Stiles and rails shall be made of one piece without any joint.  
4.4.4  Levelling  
Levelling, not necessarily by planning of surfaces, shall be carried out during each stage of construction, that 
is: 
a. fabrication of core; and  
b. bonding of cross -bands and face veneers.  
The thickness of core shall be checked for uniformity be fore bonding the plywood or cross bands and face 
veneers as the case may be.  
NOTE  In a blockboard construction, the impression of the core strips on the outside face maybe minimized to a large 
extent by following the provision of 4.4.4 but cannot be elimin ated altogether because of the nature of construction.  
4.4.5  Face panel  
4.4.5.1  The face panel shall be formed by gluing on both faces of the core either plywood or cross bands 
and face veneers by the hot press process. The thickness of the cross bands as such or in the plywood shall 
be between 1 mm and 3 mm. The thickness of the face veneer as such or in the plywood shall be between 0.5  
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 mm and 1.5 mm for commercial veneers and between 0.4 mm and 1.0 mm for decorative veneers, provided 
that the combined thi ckness of both is not less than 2.2 mm.  
4.4.5.2  The plywood conforming to these requirements shall be glued under pressure on both faces of 
the core. When the panel consists of cross bands and face veneers glued separately, the cross bands shall be 
laid wi th their grains at right angles to those of the core and glued to its both faces. Face veneer shall then be 
laid with their grains at right angles to those of the cross bands. Where it is desired to have wooden strips in 
the blockboard core horizontal rath er than vertical, this shall be permitted only if three -ply panel is pressed on 
both sides of the core and the total is a seven -ply construction.  
4.4.5.3  Application of a decorative face veneer on a finished face panel having veneer in the same 
direction a s the facing veneer shall be avoided. However, where, this is unavoidable due to special 
circumstances, the already existing veneer, whether commercial or decorative, shall be so sanded that the 
total thickness of both the existing and the applied face ven eers together shall not exceed the maximum 
thickness specified; the thickness of decorative veneer after finishing is, in no case, less than 0.4 mm.  
4.4.6  Lipping  
4.4.6.1  General  
Lipping shall be provided, if so desired by the purchaser. Lipping, where pro vided, may be concealed or 
exposed as  specified by the purchaser. Joints shall not be permitted in the lipping. Some typical ways of 
lipping are shown in Figure 5 for guidance.  
 
Figure 5 — Typical figures showing different ways of lipping  
Where;  
A externa l lipping after veneering; and  
B external lipping with tongue and grove for single or double leaf shutter.  
4.4.6.2  Concealed lipping  
Internal lipping shall have a total depth of not less than 30 mm (see also 4.4.7). It may be provided separately, 
when it i s of a species different from that of backing or as one piece with the stile, designated as frame -cum-
lipping. When internal lipping and backing are of the same species, the overall width shall be as given in 
4.4.1.1 unless specifically asked for by the pu rchaser.   
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 4.4.6.3  Exposed Lipping  
Where provided, exposed lipping shall be solid and shall measure at least 6 mm on the face of the wooden 
flush door.  
4.4.7  Rebating  
In the case of double -leaved shutters, the meeting of the stiles shall be rebated by 8 mm to  10 mm. The 
rebating shall be either splayed or square type as shown in Figure 6. Where lipping is provided, the depth of 
lipping at the meeting of stiles shall not be less than 30 mm.  
 
 
Figure 6 — Meeting of stiles for double -lipped wooden flush door s hutter  
4.4.8  Opening for glazing  
When required by the purchaser, opening for glazing shall be provided and, unless otherwise specified, the 
opening provided shall be 250 mm in height and 150 mm or 200 mm in width. Unless otherwise specified by 
the purchase r, the bottom of the opening shall be at a height of 1.4 m from that of the bottom edge of the 
shutter as specified in Figure 7. The opening for glazing shall be lipped internally with solid timber.   
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Figure 7 — Typical location of opening for glazing and venetian  
4.4.9  Venetian  
When required by the purchaser, a venetian opening shall be provided and, unless otherwise specified, the 
height of the opening shall be 350 mm from the bottom of the wooden flush door shutter. The width of the 
opening shall be as s pecified by the purchaser but shall provide for a clear space of at least 75 mm between 
the edge of the door and the venetian opening.  
4.5 Fitting of locks  
Wooden flush door shutters shall be shop -prepared for taking mortice locks or latches as may be agre ed to. 
Shop -preparing the door with mortised holes for lock fixing shall be done only when desired, suitable blocks of 
wood may be provided for fixing the hardware; in the absence of specific requirements, the sizes of blocks 
shall preferably correspond to  the maximum size of the lock.  
4.6 Workmanship and finish  
4.6.1  All the four edges of a wooden flush door shutter shall be squared.  
4.6.2  Both faces of the wooden flush door shutter shall be sanded to a smooth even texture. If required by 
the purchaser, al l the surfaces of shutters which are required to be painted ultimately shall be covered evenly 
by painting with suitable priming coat as may be ordered by the purchaser. However, only unpainted doors 
shall be subjected to the tests mentioned under clause 5 . 
4.6.3  Workmanship and the finish of the face panels shall be in conformity with the requirements of non -
decorative type and decorative type.   
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 5 Tests  
5.1 Classification of test  
5.1.1  Acceptance tests  
The following shall constitute the acceptance (product identification) tests:  
a. dimensions and squareness test;  
b. general flatness test;  
c. local planeness test;  
d. slamming test;  
e. end immersion test;  
f. knife test; and  
g. glue adhesion test.  
5.1.2  Type tests  
The following shall constitute type (product approval) tests:  
a. dimens ions and squareness test;  
b. general flatness test;  
c. local planeness test;  
d. impact indentation test;  
e. flexure test;  
f. edge loading test;  
g. shock resistance test;  
h. buckling test;  
i. slamming test;  
j. misuse test;  
k. varying humidity test;  
l. end immersion test;  
m. knife test;  
n. glue a dhesion test; and  
o. screw withdrawal test.   
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 5.2 Conformity assessment  
5.2.1  Dimensions and squareness test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, the dimensions of nominal width and height shall be within a limit of 
± 5 mm. The door shutters shall not devia te by more than 1 mm on a length of 500 mm. The thickness of the 
wooden flush door shutters shall be uniform throughout with the permissible variation of not more than 0.8 mm 
between any two points. The nominal thickness of the shutter shall be within a li mit of ± 1 mm.  
5.2.2  General flatness test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, the twist, cupping and warping shall not exceed 6 mm.  
5.2.3  Local planeness test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, the depth of deviation measured at any point shall  not be more than 
0.5 mm.  
5.2.4  Impact indentation test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, shall have no defects such as cracking, tearing or delamination and 
the depth of indentation shall not be more than 0.2 mm.  
5.2.5  Flexure test  
Wooden flush doo r shutters, when tested, there shall not be any residual deflection of more than one tenth of 
the maximum deflection. The deflection at the maximum load shall not be more than one thirtieth of the length 
and one fifteenth of the width, whichever is less.  
5.2.6 Edge loading test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, the deflection of the edge at the maximum load shall not be more 
than 5 mm. On removal of the loads, the residual deflection shall not be more than 0.5 mm. In case the door 
shutter is failing the above test, the test procedure may be repeated on the other edge in the reverse direction. 
Also there shall be no lateral buckling by more than 2 mm during loaded condition and no residual lateral 
buckling after removal of the load.  
5.2.7  Shock resista nce test  
5.2.7.1  Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, there shall be no visible damage in any part of the door 
after twenty five blows on each end.  
5.2.7.2  Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, the normally hung shutter, with hangings, fixings and 
fastenings should withstand without any significant permanent deformation and without deterioration the five 
impacts on both sides of the shutter.  
5.2.8  Buckling test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, shall not show any deterioration and any residual  deformation more 
than 5 mm after 15 min of unloading and the initial deflection also shall not be more than 50 mm.  
5.2.9  Slamming test  
5.2.9.1  Anyone of the following tests given in 5.2.9.2 and 5.2.9.3 shall be used.  
5.2.9.2  Wooden flush door shutters, wh en tested, shall not have any visible damage in any part of the 
door at the end of 50 successive impacts.   
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 5.2.9.3  Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, shall not have any visible damage in any part of the 
door at the end of 100 successive impacts.  
5.2.1 0 Misuse test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested , there shall not be any permanent deformation of the fixing or any 
other part of the door set hindering its normal working after the test.  
5.2.11  Varying humidity test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, there shall not be any visible warping, twisting or delamination and 
where precision is required, the maximum departure from the general planeness shall not be more than 1.0 
mm. The recovery of the original size after subjecting the door to high an d low humidity shall be at least 90 % 
of the change in dimensions.  
5.2.12  End immersion test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, shall have no delamination at the end of the test. This test shall be 
carried out on door shutters only after they pass in  glue adhesion test.  
5.2.13  Knife test  
5.2.13.1  Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, the results of adhesion shall be as those given in 
5.2.13.2 to 5.2.13.4.  
5.2.13.2  The adhesion is excellent when it is difficult to find the glue line and impossible t o keep the tool 
within it for more than 6 mm without cutting into adjacent wood. On pressing upwards, the veneer/facing sheet 
usually breaks off over a width only slightly greater than that of the tool.  
5.2.13.3  The adhesion is poor when the knife meets li ttle opposition into the glue line and the prise results 
in the easy removal of almost all the veneers/facings sheets from one side of the tests specimen. The 
separated veneers/facing sheets are usually almost free from adjacent fibre.  
5.2.13.4  Wooden flus h door shutters designated as poor shall be declared as unsatisfactory.  
5.2.14  Glue adhesion test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, shall be considered to have passed the test if no delamination has 
occurred in the glue lines in the plywood or if no  single delamination of more than 50 mm in length and more 
than 3 mm in depth has occurred in the assembly glue lines between the plywood faces and stile and rail. 
Delamination at a knot, knot hole, a pitch pocket and wormhole or other permissible wood def ects shall not be 
considered in assessing the sample. A Wooden flush door shutter shall be deemed to have passed the test if 
both the specimen tested passed the test.  
5.2.15  Screw withdrawal resistance test  
Wooden flush door shutters, when tested, the requ ired load to withdraw the screw completely shall not be less 
than 1 000 N. On withdrawal, there shall be no visible damage to the surface either by delamination or extra 
chipping off at the points of withdrawal.  
6 Sampling and criteria for conformity  
6.1 Lot in any consignment  
All wooden flush door shutters of the same type and manufactured under similar conditions of production shall 
be grouped together to constitute a lot.   
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 6.2 Sample size  
6.2.1  The number of specimens to be taken for testing of wooden flu sh door shutters for dimensions and 
squareness, flatness, and local planeness shall be in accordance with column 2 of Table 4.  
6.2.2  For knife test, glue adhesion test, slamming test and end immersion test, the number of wooden flush 
door shutters shall be  in accordance with column 4 of Table 4.  
6.2.3  For impact test, and screw withdrawal resistance test, wooden flush door shutters shall be tested on 
production of 1 000 shutters of the same size and type.  
6.2.4  For flexure edge loading, shock resistance, mi suses and buckling test the shutters shall be tested 
once a year.  
6.3 Criteria for Conformity  
The lot shall be declared as conforming to the requirements of the standard when the number of defective 
samples do not exceed the permissible number given in col umn 4 of Table 4.  
Table 4 — Sample size and criteria for conformity  
Lot size  
Sample size  Permissible number 
of defective samples  Sub sample size  
Min Max 
26 50 8 0 1 
51 100 13 1 2 
101 150 20 1 2 
151 300 32 1 3 
301 500 50 2 4 
501 and above  80 2 5 
7 Marking  
Each wooden flush door shutter shall be legibly and indelibly marked on any of its edges with the following 
information:  
a) name of the manufacturer and trade -mark, if any;  
b) abbreviation indicating the nature of construction of the wooden flush door shutter ;  
c) whether the size of the wooden flush door shutter is 'modular' or 'non -modular’;  
d) designation for modular sizes; or the actual size (width and height) for non -modular sizes along with 
appropriate designation for wooden flush door shutters;  
e) thickn ess of wooden flush door shutters ; and  
f) products complying with requirements of this standard shall be marked with a number for this 
standard .  
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 Annex A 
(Normative)  
 
Requirements for manufacture of marine plywood   
A.1 Materials  
Veneers shall be either sliced or rotary cut. Veneers prepared by either method shall have smooth surfaces. 
The outer plies of a panel shall be prepared by the same method, i.e. sliced or rotary cut, except for 
decorative face veneers. The permissible number of natural defects and edge joints shall not exceed the limits 
given in Table x.  
Table A.1- Permissible frequencies of' defects and joints in veneer for outer and inner plies  
Defect/joint type  Veneer for outer plies  Veneer for inner plies  
Pin knots  Up to 6 per square meter  of panel  
surface  No limit  
Closed splits  A maximum of 2 per meter  width of 
panel area with a rotary length of 
200mm  A maximum of 1 spilt of up to 
0.5mm wide on any panel edge  
Small worm holes.  
<1.5 mm diameter  Up to 2 per square metre  
Holes in plane of veneer not  
permitted  Greater number permitted including 
some in plane of  veneer, provided 
they do not  produce voids  
Variation in colour  Low contrast variation in colour is 
permitted if free from fungal decay  Permitted, if free from fungal  decay  
Edge joints  Not p ermitted  Not permitted  
Compression failure  Not permitted  Not permitted  
Others:  
Knots other than pin knots  
Worm holes >1.5mm diameter  
Fungal decay  Not permitted  Not permitted  
Repairs  Not permitted  Properly made and tightly fitted 
glued patches with their  grain  
aligned with the grain of the  veneer 
and having a maximum  dimension 
of 60mm permitted  up to 3 per 
square meter   
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 Bibliography  
[1] US 1652 -1:2017, Wooden flush door shutters — Specification for solid core type — Part 1: Plywood 
face panels   
 DEAS 1065 -1:2021   
 
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