Eastern Spruce Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Eastern Spruce Alternative Name 1: Red Spruce
Eastern Spruce Alternative Name 2: White Spruce
Eastern Spruce Alternative Name 3: Black Spruce
Eastern Spruce Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Eastern Spruce Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Eastern Spruce Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Eastern Spruce Available As Lumber: Yes
Eastern Spruce Available as Veneer: No
Eastern Spruce Available only in small sizes: No
Eastern Spruce Bending Strength: Moderate
Eastern Spruce Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Eastern Spruce Botanical Name: Picea spp
Eastern Spruce Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Eastern Spruce Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Eastern Spruce Color of Wood: Yellow - Red Brown
Eastern Spruce Contrast between growth rings: Even
Eastern Spruce Crushing Strength: Moderate
Eastern Spruce Decorative Figure: No
Eastern Spruce Density: Low
Eastern Spruce Drilling: Fair or Satisfactory
Eastern Spruce Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Eastern Spruce Gluing: Good
Eastern Spruce Grain: Straight
Eastern Spruce Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Eastern Spruce Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Eastern Spruce Hand Tooling: Average
Eastern Spruce Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Eastern Spruce Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Eastern Spruce Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological problems or skin irritation
Eastern Spruce Interlocked Grain: No
Eastern Spruce Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Eastern Spruce Machine Tools: Average
Eastern Spruce Mortising: Good
Eastern Spruce Movement after drying: Low
Eastern Spruce Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Eastern Spruce Nailing: Very good - Rarely splits wood
Eastern Spruce Natural Durability: Non-durable
Eastern Spruce Number of Knots: High
Eastern Spruce Painting: Fair
Eastern Spruce Planing: Average
Eastern Spruce Polishing: Good
Eastern Spruce Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 30
Eastern Spruce Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 26
Eastern Spruce Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Eastern Spruce Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
Eastern Spruce Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Eastern Spruce Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Eastern Spruce Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Eastern Spruce Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Eastern Spruce Size of Knots: Small
Eastern Spruce Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Eastern Spruce Specific Gravity: Low
Eastern Spruce Specific Gravity maximum: .4
Eastern Spruce Specific Gravity minimum: .36
Eastern Spruce Staining: Good
Eastern Spruce Steam Bending: Poor
Eastern Spruce Stiffness: Moderate
Eastern Spruce Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Eastern Spruce Texture of the Wood: Fine
Eastern Spruce Toughness: Moderate
Eastern Spruce Turning: Good
Eastern Spruce Weight: Light
Eastern Spruce Wood Defects: Check (or split), knots loosen or split, warp
Eastern Spruce Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Eastern Spruce Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Eastern Spruce Use for Carving: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Cooperage: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Flooring: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Furniture: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Handles: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Heavy Construction: YES
Eastern Spruce Use for Inlay: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Interior Finish: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Light Construction: YES
Eastern Spruce Use for Marine Applications: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Marquetry: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Millwork: YES
Eastern Spruce Use for Models and Patterns: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Musical Instruments: YES
Eastern Spruce Use for Novelties: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Shingles: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Sports Equipment: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Turnery: no
Eastern Spruce Use for Woodenware: no