Port-Orford Cedar Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Port-Orford Cedar Alternative Name 1: Oregon Cedar
Port-Orford Cedar Amount of Figure: Low
Port-Orford Cedar Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Port-Orford Cedar Availability of Wood: Limited
Port-Orford Cedar Available As Lumber: Yes
Port-Orford Cedar Available as Veneer: Yes
Port-Orford Cedar Available only in small sizes: No
Port-Orford Cedar Bending Strength: Moderate
Port-Orford Cedar Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Port-Orford Cedar Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Port-Orford Cedar Carving: Difficult to carve
Port-Orford Cedar Clear Finish or Varnish: Insufficient Data Available
Port-Orford Cedar Color of Wood: Pink Brown
Port-Orford Cedar Contrast between growth rings: Even
Port-Orford Cedar Crushing Strength: Moderate
Port-Orford Cedar Decorative Figure: No
Port-Orford Cedar Density: Moderate
Port-Orford Cedar Drilling: Very good
Port-Orford Cedar Fill before Finishing: Insufficient Data Available
Port-Orford Cedar Gluing: Good
Port-Orford Cedar Grain: Mostly Straight
Port-Orford Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Indistinct growth ring
Port-Orford Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Indistinct growth ring stripe
Port-Orford Cedar Hand Tooling: Average
Port-Orford Cedar Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Port-Orford Cedar Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Port-Orford Cedar Harmful Properties: Noxious Odor
Port-Orford Cedar Interlocked Grain: No
Port-Orford Cedar Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Port-Orford Cedar Machine Tools: Average
Port-Orford Cedar Mortising: Very good
Port-Orford Cedar Movement after drying: Low
Port-Orford Cedar Nail Holding: Very good - Nails are very difficult to pull out
Port-Orford Cedar Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Port-Orford Cedar Natural Durability: Moderately durable
Port-Orford Cedar Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Port-Orford Cedar Painting: Good
Port-Orford Cedar Planing: Good
Port-Orford Cedar Polishing: Good
Port-Orford Cedar Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 30
Port-Orford Cedar Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 30
Port-Orford Cedar Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Port-Orford Cedar Sanding: Insufficient Data Available
Port-Orford Cedar Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Port-Orford Cedar Screw Holding: Very Good - Difficult to remove screws
Port-Orford Cedar Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Port-Orford Cedar Shaping: Good
Port-Orford Cedar Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Port-Orford Cedar Size of Pores: Insufficient Data Available
Port-Orford Cedar Specific Gravity: Moderate
Port-Orford Cedar Specific Gravity maximum: .44
Port-Orford Cedar Specific Gravity minimum: .44
Port-Orford Cedar Staining: Good
Port-Orford Cedar Steam Bending: Poor
Port-Orford Cedar Stiffness: High
Port-Orford Cedar Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Port-Orford Cedar Texture of the Wood: Moderately Fine
Port-Orford Cedar Toughness: Moderate
Port-Orford Cedar Turning: Good
Port-Orford Cedar Weight: Moderate
Port-Orford Cedar Wood Defects: Few drying defects
Port-Orford Cedar Work Notes: None
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Carving: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Cooperage: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Flooring: YES
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Furniture: YES
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Handles: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Heavy Construction: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Inlay: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Interior Finish: YES
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Light Construction: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Marine Applications: YES
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Marquetry: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Millwork: YES
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Models and Patterns: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Musical Instruments: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Novelties: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Shingles: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Turnery: no
Port-Orford Cedar Use for Woodenware: no