Grade Symbol Library

The following symbols are used to grade each piece of lumber. Abbreviations are shown in brackets.

The symbols are hand marked in chalk on each piece of lumber.  Pallet products are not individually marked. 

Click on the grade symbol below to go directly to that grade.

Superior (SUP)
(Hand marked in chalk)
One Face Superior (S1F)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Cabinet (CAB)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Custom Shop (CUS)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Common Shop (COM)
(Hand marked in chalk)
CJB / Custom Jacket Board (CJB)
(Hand marked in chalk)
JB1 / Jacket Board 1 (JB1)
(Hand marked in chalk)
JB / Jacket Board (JB1)
(Hand marked in chalk)
K-Strip (KST)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Superior Skip (SPS)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Cabinet Skip (CBS)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Custom Skip (CSS)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Number 3 Shop (3SH)
(Hand marked in chalk)
RM1 (RM1)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Utility (UTL)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Select and Better (SEL)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Number 1 Shop (1SH)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Number 2 Shop (2SH)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Number 3 Shop (3SH)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Rustic (RUS)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Premium (PRE)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Standard Frame (FRA)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Superior Color (SPC)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Cabinet Color (CBC)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Custom Shop Color (CSC)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Color Select and Better (SLC)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Color Number 1 Shop (#1C)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Frame (FRA)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Skip No1 and Better (1BS)
(Hand marked in chalk)
Maple Skip Low Grade (LGS)
(Hand marked in chalk)