Hickory Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Hickory Alternative Name 1: Mockernut
Hickory Alternative Name 2: Pignut
Hickory Alternative Name 3: Shagbark
Hickory Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Hickory Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Hickory Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Hickory Available As Lumber: Yes
Hickory Available as Veneer: No
Hickory Available only in small sizes: No
Hickory Bending Strength: High
Hickory Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate to Severe
Hickory Botanical Name: Carya spp.
Hickory Carving: Difficult to carve
Hickory Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Hickory Color of Wood: Red Brown
Hickory Contrast between growth rings: Ring Porous
Hickory Crushing Strength: High
Hickory Decorative Figure: Yes
Hickory Density: Very high
Hickory Drilling: Very good
Hickory Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Hickory Gluing: Fairly Difficult - Requires close control
Hickory Grain: Mostly Straight
Hickory Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Hickory Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Hickory Hand Tooling: Difficult
Hickory Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Hickory Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Hickory Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Hickory Interlocked Grain: Yes
Hickory Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Hickory Machine Tools: Somewhat Difficult
Hickory Mortising: Very good
Hickory Movement after drying: Low
Hickory Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Hickory Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Hickory Natural Durability: Non-durable
Hickory Number of Knots: Intermediate
Hickory Painting: Good
Hickory Planing: Good
Hickory Polishing: Good
Hickory Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 51
Hickory Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 50
Hickory Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Hickory Sanding: Good
Hickory Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Hickory Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Hickory Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Hickory Shaping: Rather difficult
Hickory Size of Knots: Large
Hickory Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Hickory Specific Gravity: Very high
Hickory Specific Gravity maximum: .72
Hickory Specific Gravity minimum: .72
Hickory Staining: Good
Hickory Steam Bending: Good
Hickory Stiffness: Very High
Hickory Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Hickory Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Hickory Toughness: High
Hickory Turning: Good
Hickory Weight: Very heavy
Hickory Wood Defects: Check (or split), stain, warp
Hickory Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Hickory Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Hickory Use for Carving: no
Hickory Use for Cooperage: no
Hickory Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Hickory Use for Flooring: no
Hickory Use for Furniture: YES
Hickory Use for Handles: YES
Hickory Use for Heavy Construction: no
Hickory Use for Inlay: no
Hickory Use for Interior Finish: no
Hickory Use for Light Construction: no
Hickory Use for Marine Applications: no
Hickory Use for Marquetry: no
Hickory Use for Millwork: no
Hickory Use for Models and Patterns: no
Hickory Use for Musical Instruments: no
Hickory Use for Novelties: no
Hickory Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Hickory Use for Shingles: no
Hickory Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Hickory Use for Turnery: YES
Hickory Use for Woodenware: no