Cottonwood Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Cottonwood Alternative Name 1: Eastern Cottonwood
Cottonwood Alternative Name 2: Black Cottonwood
Cottonwood Amount of Figure: Low
Cottonwood Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Cottonwood Availability of Wood: Adequate
Cottonwood Available As Lumber: Yes
Cottonwood Available as Veneer: Yes
Cottonwood Available only in small sizes: No
Cottonwood Bending Strength: Low
Cottonwood Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Cottonwood Botanical Name: Populus spp
Cottonwood Carving: Good, easy to carve
Cottonwood Clear Finish or Varnish: Very Good
Cottonwood Color of Wood: Creamy - Light Brown
Cottonwood Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Cottonwood Crushing Strength: Low
Cottonwood Decorative Figure: No
Cottonwood Density: Moderate
Cottonwood Drilling: Good
Cottonwood Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Cottonwood Gluing: Good
Cottonwood Grain: Mostly Straight
Cottonwood Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Cottonwood Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Indistinct growth ring stripe
Cottonwood Hand Tooling: Average
Cottonwood Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Cottonwood Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Cottonwood Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Cottonwood Interlocked Grain: Yes
Cottonwood Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Cottonwood Machine Tools: Average
Cottonwood Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Cottonwood Movement after drying: Low
Cottonwood Nail Holding: Poor - Nails pull out easily
Cottonwood Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Cottonwood Natural Durability: Non-durable
Cottonwood Number of Knots: Low
Cottonwood Painting: Good
Cottonwood Planing: Fair
Cottonwood Polishing: Fair
Cottonwood Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 28
Cottonwood Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 22
Cottonwood Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Cottonwood Sanding: Rather difficult
Cottonwood Sawing: High cutting resistance - Wood tends to bind or burn
Cottonwood Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Cottonwood Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Cottonwood Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Cottonwood Size of Knots: Small
Cottonwood Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Cottonwood Specific Gravity: Moderate
Cottonwood Specific Gravity maximum: .47
Cottonwood Specific Gravity minimum: .35
Cottonwood Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Cottonwood Steam Bending: Poor
Cottonwood Stiffness: Moderate
Cottonwood Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Cottonwood Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Cottonwood Toughness: Low
Cottonwood Turning: Good
Cottonwood Weight: Light
Cottonwood Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse), warp
Cottonwood Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Cottonwood Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Cottonwood Use for Carving: no
Cottonwood Use for Cooperage: no
Cottonwood Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Cottonwood Use for Flooring: no
Cottonwood Use for Furniture: no
Cottonwood Use for Handles: no
Cottonwood Use for Heavy Construction: no
Cottonwood Use for Inlay: no
Cottonwood Use for Interior Finish: no
Cottonwood Use for Light Construction: no
Cottonwood Use for Marine Applications: no
Cottonwood Use for Marquetry: no
Cottonwood Use for Millwork: no
Cottonwood Use for Models and Patterns: no
Cottonwood Use for Musical Instruments: no
Cottonwood Use for Novelties: no
Cottonwood Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Cottonwood Use for Shingles: no
Cottonwood Use for Sports Equipment: no
Cottonwood Use for Turnery: no
Cottonwood Use for Woodenware: no