Tannery Grading
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Virtually flawless hide with no visible defect to all four quarters or surrounding hide
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All four quarters free of defect
The area outside the crown may have a few less visible defects
Grade One
At least three quarters must be free from any defects.
One defect, (excluding a hole), in any one of the quarters, if it is no larger than 40mm in diameter
Permitted: One healed wound no larger than the distance between two quills on the crown
Permitted: A small number of visible defects outside the crown area
Grade Two
At least two continuous quarters must be free from any defects
Permitted: One defect in any two adjacent quarters, if it is no larger than 80mm in diameter
Permitted: Two defects in any two adjacent quarters, if both are not larger than 40mm in diameter
Permitted: Two healed wounds no larger than the distance between three quills each on the crown area
Permitted: A few visible defects outside the crown area
Grade Three
At least one quarter must be free from defects
Permitted: One defect in any one of three quarters, if it is no larger than 120mm in diameter
Permitted: Two defects in any of the three quarters if one is no larger than 80mm in diameter and one is no larger than 40 mm in diameter.
Permitted: Three defects in any one of three quarters, if all of them are no larger than 40mm in diameter individually
Permitted: Three healed wounds no larger than the distance between four quills each on the crown area.
Permitted: A number of visible defects outside the crown area
Grade Four
A skin of which the grading falls outside the norm for a third grade skin, but where the affected crown area is no larger than 25% of the total crown area
The affected skin area should not be larger than 50% of the total skin area.
Grade Five
A skin of which the affected crown area is smaller than 50% of the total crown area
The affected skin area should not be larger than 50% of the total area
Lesser Grade
Any skin of which the defects are worse than those defined in Grade 5
