Quality

FSC

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international not for-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world forests. Its main tools for achieving this are standard setting, certification and labeling of forest products. The organization aims to provide businesses and consumers with a tool to influence how forests worldwide are managed.

Supply

In Lithuania there are 42 national forestry's and each provides rounded wood logs. Our company mostly purchase logs from different national forestry's here as it is the best way to provide quality. Every forestry has FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) which could be provided for the buyers.

Quality conditions for wooden poles

Quality conditions are met by:

1) Bluing
2) Bend of up to 1,5 cm per meter (if poles are rounded), 2 cm per meter (if poles are debarked)
3) Small mechanical injuries (e.g. mark of harvester) to the extent of 25% of the length of the post
4) Tolerance of length up to +/-3 cm for sharpened poles, +/-2 cm for chamfered posts
5) Tolerance of diameter up to +/-3 mm (if poles are rounded)
6) Hard rot

Quality conditions are not met by:

1) Insect damage
2) Bark (if poles are rounded)
3) Pervasive rot
4) Deep mechanical injuries

Sharpening parameters:

1) Tip sharpening parameters
    a. 50 – 100 mm poles tip sharpening 10…20 x 10…20 mm
    b. 110 – 200 mm poles tip sharpening 20…40 x 20…40 mm
2) Length of sharpening is 150 – 200 mm

Phase parameters:

1) Angle of phase is 45º
2) Phase is as symmetrical as possible
3) Length of the chamfer is about 10% of the diameter

Parameters of division:

1) The poles has to be divided from the center