ISO 6128:2023 PDF

Overview

ISO 6128:2023 specifies requirements and test methods for laminated products made of bamboo strips intended for indoor furniture. The standard covers appearance, dimensional and physical/mechanical properties, formaldehyde emission considerations, treatment and durability, and requirements for handling, storage, packaging and marking. It also includes a normative annex on moisture content determination and informative examples of construction types (edge-glued, face-glued, uni-directional, cross-ply).

Keywords: ISO 6128, laminated bamboo, bamboo furniture, test methods, indoor furniture, moisture content.

Key Topics

• Appearance requirements
  • Material must be free from decay, insect attack and physical damage.
  • Face layers disallow outer-layer defects and delamination; inner-layer defects permitted only if they do not impair bonding.
• Dimension requirements
  • Typical lengths: planks 1 000–3 000 mm, panels 1 000–4 000 mm, lumber up to 5 800 mm.
  • Widths, thickness ranges and tolerances specified (e.g., thickness commonly 7–40 mm for 2–5 layers; squareness