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Location:
Eastern North America
Specific
Gravity:
0.49
Weight:
2.55 lb/bf, 490 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Medium, closed
Pattern:
Straight and irregular
Hardness:
Soft
Strength:
Medium
Tangential
Stability:
6.4%
Radial
Stability:
5.0%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Difficult
Working with
Power Tools:
Difficult
Gluing:
Excellent
Finishing:
Good
Uses:
Furniture, musical instruments, food containers, woodenware,
cutting boards, veneer.
Comments:
Quartersawn stock has "lacy" figure due to rays; curly figure
also common. Veneer is often dyed in a wide range of colors. |
