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Location:
Eastern North America
Specific
Gravity:
0.50
Weight:
2.61 lb/bf, 500 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Coarse, open
Pattern:
Straight, irregular, interlocking
Hardness:
Soft
Strength:
Medium
Tangential
Stability:
9.5%
Radial
Stability:
4.2%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Difficult
Working with
Power Tools:
Difficult
Gluing:
Adequate
Finishing:
Adequate
Uses:
Bentwood furniture, chair seats, boats, barrels, baskets,
coffins, wagon wheels.
Comments:
Easy to bend, resists shock. Inner bark has both nutritional
and medicinal uses. Also known as "Slippery Elm." |
