Sycamore Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Sycamore Alternative Name 1: Planetree
Sycamore Alternative Name 2: Buttonwood
Sycamore Alternative Name 3: Buttonballtree
Sycamore Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Sycamore Amount of Natural Luster: Lustrous
Sycamore Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Sycamore Available As Lumber: Yes
Sycamore Available as Veneer: Yes
Sycamore Available only in small sizes: No
Sycamore Bending Strength: Moderate
Sycamore Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Sycamore Botanical Name: Platanus occidentalis
Sycamore Carving: Good, easy to carve
Sycamore Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Sycamore Color of Wood: Pink Brown
Sycamore Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Sycamore Crushing Strength: Moderate
Sycamore Decorative Figure: No
Sycamore Density: Moderate
Sycamore Drilling: Very good
Sycamore Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Sycamore Gluing: Average - Requires control
Sycamore Grain: Interlocked
Sycamore Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Sycamore Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Conspicuous growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Sycamore Hand Tooling: Average
Sycamore Hardness: Average
Sycamore Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Sycamore Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Sycamore Interlocked Grain: Yes
Sycamore Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Sycamore Machine Tools: Average
Sycamore Mortising: Very good
Sycamore Movement after drying: Moderate
Sycamore Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Sycamore Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Sycamore Natural Durability: Perishable
Sycamore Number of Knots: Low
Sycamore Painting: Good
Sycamore Planing: Fair
Sycamore Polishing: Good
Sycamore Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 34
Sycamore Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 34
Sycamore Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Sycamore Sanding: Rather difficult
Sycamore Sawing: High cutting resistance - Wood tends to bind or burn
Sycamore Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Sycamore Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Sycamore Shaping: Rather difficult
Sycamore Size of Knots: Intermediate
Sycamore Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Sycamore Specific Gravity: Moderate
Sycamore Specific Gravity maximum: .49
Sycamore Specific Gravity minimum: .49
Sycamore Staining: Good
Sycamore Steam Bending: Good
Sycamore Stiffness: Moderate
Sycamore Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Sycamore Texture of the Wood: Fine
Sycamore Toughness: Moderate
Sycamore Turning: Good
Sycamore Weight: Moderate
Sycamore Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse), ring check, warp
Sycamore Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Sycamore Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Sycamore Use for Carving: YES
Sycamore Use for Cooperage: no
Sycamore Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Sycamore Use for Flooring: YES
Sycamore Use for Furniture: YES
Sycamore Use for Handles: YES
Sycamore Use for Heavy Construction: no
Sycamore Use for Inlay: YES
Sycamore Use for Interior Finish: no
Sycamore Use for Light Construction: no
Sycamore Use for Marine Applications: no
Sycamore Use for Marquetry: YES
Sycamore Use for Millwork: no
Sycamore Use for Models and Patterns: no
Sycamore Use for Musical Instruments: no
Sycamore Use for Novelties: no
Sycamore Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Sycamore Use for Shingles: no
Sycamore Use for Sports Equipment: no
Sycamore Use for Turnery: YES
Sycamore Use for Woodenware: YES