Eastern Red Cedar Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Eastern Red Cedar Alternative Name 1: Virginia Pencil Cedar
Eastern Red Cedar Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Eastern Red Cedar Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Eastern Red Cedar Availability of Wood: Adequate
Eastern Red Cedar Available As Lumber: Yes
Eastern Red Cedar Available as Veneer: No
Eastern Red Cedar Available only in small sizes: No
Eastern Red Cedar Bending Strength: Moderate
Eastern Red Cedar Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Eastern Red Cedar Botanical Name: Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Red Cedar Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Eastern Red Cedar Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Eastern Red Cedar Color of Wood: Red Brown
Eastern Red Cedar Contrast between growth rings: Even
Eastern Red Cedar Crushing Strength: Moderate
Eastern Red Cedar Decorative Figure: No
Eastern Red Cedar Density: Moderate
Eastern Red Cedar Drilling: Fair or Satisfactory
Eastern Red Cedar Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Eastern Red Cedar Gluing: Good
Eastern Red Cedar Grain: Straight
Eastern Red Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Eastern Red Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Eastern Red Cedar Hand Tooling: Average
Eastern Red Cedar Hardness: Average
Eastern Red Cedar Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Eastern Red Cedar Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Eastern Red Cedar Interlocked Grain: No
Eastern Red Cedar Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Eastern Red Cedar Machine Tools: Average
Eastern Red Cedar Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Eastern Red Cedar Movement after drying: Low
Eastern Red Cedar Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Eastern Red Cedar Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Eastern Red Cedar Natural Durability: Durable
Eastern Red Cedar Number of Knots: High
Eastern Red Cedar Painting: Insufficient Data Available
Eastern Red Cedar Planing: Fair
Eastern Red Cedar Polishing: Good
Eastern Red Cedar Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 33
Eastern Red Cedar Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 33
Eastern Red Cedar Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Eastern Red Cedar Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
Eastern Red Cedar Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Eastern Red Cedar Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Eastern Red Cedar Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Eastern Red Cedar Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Eastern Red Cedar Size of Knots: Small
Eastern Red Cedar Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Eastern Red Cedar Specific Gravity: Moderate
Eastern Red Cedar Specific Gravity maximum: .47
Eastern Red Cedar Specific Gravity minimum: .47
Eastern Red Cedar Staining: Good
Eastern Red Cedar Steam Bending: Poor
Eastern Red Cedar Stiffness: Very low
Eastern Red Cedar Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Eastern Red Cedar Texture of the Wood: Fine
Eastern Red Cedar Toughness: Moderate
Eastern Red Cedar Turning: Fair to Average
Eastern Red Cedar Weight: Moderate
Eastern Red Cedar Wood Defects: Check (or split)
Eastern Red Cedar Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Carving: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Cooperage: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Flooring: YES
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Furniture: YES
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Handles: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Heavy Construction: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Inlay: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Interior Finish: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Light Construction: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Marine Applications: YES
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Marquetry: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Millwork: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Models and Patterns: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Musical Instruments: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Novelties: YES
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Shingles: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Sports Equipment: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Turnery: no
Eastern Red Cedar Use for Woodenware: no