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Location:
Eastern North America
Specific
Gravity:
0.62
Weight:
3.23 lb/bf, 620 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Medium, closed
Pattern:
Straight and wavy
Hardness:
Hard
Strength:
Very Strong
Tangential
Stability:
8.1%
Radial
Stability:
3.6%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Easy
Working with
Power Tools:
Moderate
Gluing:
Good
Finishing:
Excellent
Uses:
Furniture, bentwood furniture, upholstered furniture,
turnings, flooring, plywood, veneer.
Comments:
Bends easily. Large color differences are common. Sometimes
substituted for maple. Wavy grain shows distinct "silky" figure. |
