AWS EDITION 1, 2009

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© 2009, AWI, AWMAC, WI - Architectural Woodwork Standards - 1st Edition, October 1, 2009

As may be updated by errata at http://www.awinet.org, http://www.awmac.com, or http://www.woodworkinstitute.com/awserrata/

PRODUCT

MATERIAL, MACHINING, AND ASSEMBLY RULES (continued)

DESCRIPTION E C P

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4.4

A S S E M B L Y 

ASSEMBLY (continued)

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4.4.25

W O O D C A S E W O R K 

For WOOD CASEWORK (continued)

4.4.25.2

D R A W E R S

DRAWERS require (including trays and sliding bins):

4.4.25.2.1

WOOD shall be finished with a finishing system (see Section 5), at the

manufacturer’s option.

4.4.25.2.2 At SOLID STOCK, top edges of sides shall be stop-shaped. M

4.4.25.2.3 Permits HORIZONTAL GRAIN at stile-and-rail door cabinets.

4.4.25.2.4

F R O N T S

FRONT and FALSE FRONT:

4.4.25.2.4.1 Be BANDED at all four edges, except when back-beveled.

4.4.25.2.4.2 For OPAQUE finish, have:

4.4.25.2.4.2.1

FILLED and SANDED edges at

7- or 9-ply hardwood plywood

and particleboard.

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4.4.25.2.4.2.2 NOdensity^ BANDINGfiberboard. at medium- MM

4.4.25.2.4.2.3 BANDING fiberboard.at medium-density M

4.4.25.2.4.3 At TRANSPARENT finish, have:

4.4.25.2.4.3.1

FILLED and SANDED edges at

7- or 9-ply hardwood plywood

and particleboard.

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4.4.25.2.4.3.2 BANDINGEXPOSED matched to surfaces. MM

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DOORS require:

4.4.25.3.1 SOLID LUMBER not be permitted, except at stile-and-rail doors.

4.4.25.3.2

At TRANSPARENT FINISH, banding on all four edges matching exposed

surfaces.

4.4.25.3.3

GLASS STOPS for transparent finish be of the same species and

grade as the exposed surfaces.

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4.4.25.3.4 When SLIDING interior faces shall be of any balancing species.

4.4.25.4

F A C E F R A M E S 

FACE FRAMES require (not applicable to HPDL casework):

4.4.25.4.1 THICKNESS, a minimum of 3/4” (19 mm).

4.4.25.4.2 SOLID STOCK.

4.4.25.4.3 GRAIN to run vertically on stiles and horizontally on rails.

4.4.25.4.4 JOINTS to be mortised and tenoned, doweled with wood dowels or metal dowel

screw, or biscuit-joined, and:

4.4.25.4.4.1 To be securely glued.

4.4.25.4.5 FRAMES to be securely glued to cabinet bodies, and:

4.4.25.4.5.1 May be face-nailed. MM

4.4.25.4.5.2 EXPOSED NAILING is not permitted. M

4.4.25.4.5.3

EXPOSED CORNERS shall be shoulder-mitered,

lock-mitered, spline-mitered, or mitered with a

biscuit joint.

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4.4.25.4.6 TOPS and BOTTOMS:

4.4.25.4.6.1 Minimum of 1/2” (12.7 mm). M

4.4.25.4.6.2 Minimum of 3/4” (19 mm). MM

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