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Location:
Western North America
Specific
Gravity:
0.38
Weight:
1.98 lb/bf, 380 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Medium, closed
Pattern:
Straight
Hardness:
Very Soft
Strength:
Very Weak
Tangential
Stability:
8.7%
Radial
Stability:
3.5%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Very Easy
Working with
Power Tools:
Easy
Gluing:
Good
Finishing:
Poor
Uses:
Utility wood, food containers, papermaking, crates.
Comments:
Almost indistinguishable from cottonwood. Found mostly in
colder climates and higher elevations. |
