f. Washers shall be flat steel, or malleable iron 0. G. type washers according to designations on the plans. 14-04, STORAGE: Piles, lumber and timber shall be stored in piles on the site unless it is being immediate- ly placed in the structure. Structural timber and piles shall be neatly piled on skids to raise it from the ground and shall be protected from the sun when required. 14-05. HANDLING: All lumber shall be handled or piled so that it may be readily inspected and shall be handled in such a way as to avoid injury or breakage. Treated timber and piles shall be handled with slings. Cant hooks, peaveys, or other sharp instruments shall not be used in handling treated material. 14-06. CONSTRUCTION: &. Framing: Workmanship shall be first class throughout and all framing shall be true and exact. All lumber and timber shall be accurately cut and framed to a close fit in such a manner that the joints will have an even bearing over the entire contact surfaces, b. Holes for drift pins and dowels shall be bored with a bit one-eighth (1/8) inch less in diameter than the pin or dowel. c. Bolt Heads and Nuts shall be countersunk where Smooth surfaces are required and at such other places as are shown on the plans. d. Caps shall have an even bearing on all piles in the bent and shall be securely drifted to the piles by drift pins of the dimensions shown on the drawings, and all drifts shall be approximately in the center of the end of the pile. e. Bents shall be aligned before bracing is placec and all bracing shall be of sufficient length to provide a minimum distance of eight (8) inches between the outside bolt and the end of the brace. f. After the Framing, Cutting, treated timber, or Boring of all cuts, holes and reams shall be thor- oughly swabbed with hot creosote oil of the kind used in the treatment of the timber. 14-07. DECKING: Decking shall be Port Orford cedar laid 14-2