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Location:
Southeastern North America
Specific
Gravity:
0.43
Weight:
2.24 lb/bf, 430 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Coarse, open
Pattern:
Straight
Hardness:
Very Soft
Strength:
Weak
Tangential
Stability:
6.7%
Radial
Stability:
3.4%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Very Easy
Working with
Power Tools:
Very Easy
Gluing:
Excellent
Finishing:
Excellent
Uses:
Furniture, antique restoration, veneer.
Comments:
Since early 1900s, fungus
attacks most trees
leaving "wormholes." Stock is severely depleted due to fungus.
Very high in tannic acid, corrodes metal fasteners and hardware. |
