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Location:
Eastern North America
Specific
Gravity:
0.35
Weight:
1.82 lb/bf, 350 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Fine, N/A
Pattern:
Straight
Hardness:
Very Soft
Strength:
Weak
Tangential
Stability:
7.4%
Radial
Stability:
4.1%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Very Easy
Working with
Power Tools:
Very Easy
Gluing:
Good
Finishing:
Excellent
Uses:
Informal furniture, carving, trim, light construction, boats,
musical instruments
Comments:
Once used for the masts of tall ships. Commercially important
wood, but overuse has depleted the supply. |
