South American Cedar Wood Properties by Connected Lines

South American Cedar Alternative Name 1: Spanish Cedar
South American Cedar Amount of Figure: Insufficient Data Available
South American Cedar Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
South American Cedar Availability of Wood: Limited
South American Cedar Available As Lumber: Yes
South American Cedar Available as Veneer: Yes
South American Cedar Available only in small sizes: No
South American Cedar Bending Strength: High
South American Cedar Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
South American Cedar Botanical Name: Cedrela huber
South American Cedar Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
South American Cedar Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
South American Cedar Color of Wood: Red Brown
South American Cedar Contrast between growth rings: Insufficient Data Available
South American Cedar Crushing Strength: Moderate
South American Cedar Decorative Figure: Yes
South American Cedar Density: Moderate
South American Cedar Drilling: Fair or Satisfactory
South American Cedar Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
South American Cedar Gluing: Good
South American Cedar Grain: Mostly Straight
South American Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Insufficient Data Available
South American Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
South American Cedar Hand Tooling: Average
South American Cedar Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
South American Cedar Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
South American Cedar Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
South American Cedar Interlocked Grain: No
South American Cedar Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
South American Cedar Machine Tools: Average
South American Cedar Mortising: Good
South American Cedar Movement after drying: Low
South American Cedar Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
South American Cedar Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
South American Cedar Natural Durability: Moderately durable
South American Cedar Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
South American Cedar Painting: Insufficient Data Available
South American Cedar Planing: Fair
South American Cedar Polishing: Fair
South American Cedar Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 30
South American Cedar Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 30
South American Cedar Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
South American Cedar Sanding: Insufficient Data Available
South American Cedar Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
South American Cedar Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
South American Cedar Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
South American Cedar Shaping: Good with French Head
South American Cedar Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
South American Cedar Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
South American Cedar Specific Gravity: Moderate
South American Cedar Specific Gravity maximum: .41
South American Cedar Specific Gravity minimum: .41
South American Cedar Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
South American Cedar Steam Bending: Satisfactory
South American Cedar Stiffness: Moderate
South American Cedar Surface Preparation for Finishing: Yes
South American Cedar Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
South American Cedar Toughness: Low
South American Cedar Turning: Good
South American Cedar Weight: Moderate
South American Cedar Wood Defects: Check (or split), honeycomb (collapse), warp
South American Cedar Work Notes: Reaction wood results in fuzzy, fibrous surfaces
South American Cedar Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
South American Cedar Use for Carving: no
South American Cedar Use for Cooperage: no
South American Cedar Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
South American Cedar Use for Flooring: no
South American Cedar Use for Furniture: YES
South American Cedar Use for Handles: no
South American Cedar Use for Heavy Construction: no
South American Cedar Use for Inlay: no
South American Cedar Use for Interior Finish: no
South American Cedar Use for Light Construction: no
South American Cedar Use for Marine Applications: no
South American Cedar Use for Marquetry: no
South American Cedar Use for Millwork: YES
South American Cedar Use for Models and Patterns: no
South American Cedar Use for Musical Instruments: no
South American Cedar Use for Novelties: no
South American Cedar Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
South American Cedar Use for Shingles: no
South American Cedar Use for Sports Equipment: no
South American Cedar Use for Turnery: no
South American Cedar Use for Woodenware: no