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Wood Properties of Redwood

Redwood Alternative Name 1: Sequoia
Redwood Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Redwood Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Redwood Availability of Wood: Limited
Redwood Available As Lumber: Yes
Redwood Available as Veneer: No
Redwood Available only in small sizes: No
Redwood Bending Strength: Low
Redwood Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Redwood Botanical Name: Sequoia sempervirens
Redwood Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Redwood Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Redwood Color of Wood: Red Brown
Redwood Contrast between growth rings: Even
Redwood Crushing Strength: Low
Redwood Decorative Figure: Yes
Redwood Density: Moderate
Redwood Drilling: Good
Redwood Fill before Finishing: Insufficient Data Available
Redwood Gluing: Very good
Redwood Grain: Straight
Redwood Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Redwood Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Redwood Hand Tooling: Average
Redwood Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Redwood Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Redwood Harmful Properties: May cause respiratory problems
Redwood Interlocked Grain: No
Redwood Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Redwood Machine Tools: Average
Redwood Mortising: Good
Redwood Movement after drying: Low
Redwood Nail Holding: Poor - Nails pull out easily
Redwood Nailing: Very good - Rarely splits wood
Redwood Natural Durability: Durable
Redwood Number of Knots: High
Redwood Painting: Good
Redwood Planing: Good
Redwood Polishing: Good
Redwood Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 28
Redwood Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 26
Redwood Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Redwood Sanding: Good
Redwood Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Redwood Screw Holding: Poor - Screws pull out easily
Redwood Screwing: Very Good - Screwing rarely splits wood
Redwood Shaping: Good
Redwood Size of Knots: Large
Redwood Size of Pores: Insufficient Data Available
Redwood Specific Gravity: Moderate
Redwood Specific Gravity maximum: .42
Redwood Specific Gravity minimum: .4
Redwood Staining: Good
Redwood Steam Bending: Poor
Redwood Stiffness: Moderate
Redwood Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Redwood Texture of the Wood: Fine
Redwood Toughness: Low
Redwood Turning: Good
Redwood Weight: Light
Redwood Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse), stain
Redwood Work Notes: Requires care, splinters and bruises easily
Redwood Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Redwood Use for Carving: no
Redwood Use for Cooperage: no
Redwood Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Redwood Use for Flooring: no
Redwood Use for Furniture: YES
Redwood Use for Handles: no
Redwood Use for Heavy Construction: no
Redwood Use for Inlay: no
Redwood Use for Interior Finish: no
Redwood Use for Light Construction: YES
Redwood Use for Marine Applications: no
Redwood Use for Marquetry: no
Redwood Use for Millwork: YES
Redwood Use for Models and Patterns: no
Redwood Use for Musical Instruments: no
Redwood Use for Novelties: no
Redwood Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Redwood Use for Shingles: YES
Redwood Use for Sports Equipment: no
Redwood Use for Turnery: no
Redwood Use for Woodenware: no