Black Locust Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Black Locust Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Black Locust Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Black Locust Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Black Locust Available As Lumber: Yes
Black Locust Available as Veneer: Yes
Black Locust Available only in small sizes: No
Black Locust Bending Strength: High
Black Locust Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Black Locust Botanical Name: Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Locust Carving: Difficult to carve
Black Locust Clear Finish or Varnish: Insufficient Data Available
Black Locust Color of Wood: Yellow or Golden Brown
Black Locust Contrast between growth rings: Ring Porous
Black Locust Crushing Strength: High
Black Locust Decorative Figure: No
Black Locust Density: Very high
Black Locust Drilling: Insufficient Data Available
Black Locust Fill before Finishing: May require a filler depending on the intended result
Black Locust Gluing: Average - Requires control
Black Locust Grain: Straight
Black Locust Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Black Locust Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Black Locust Hand Tooling: Somewhat difficult
Black Locust Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Black Locust Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Black Locust Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Black Locust Interlocked Grain: No
Black Locust Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Black Locust Machine Tools: Average
Black Locust Mortising: Insufficient Data Available
Black Locust Movement after drying: Moderate
Black Locust Nail Holding: Very good - Nails are very difficult to pull out
Black Locust Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Black Locust Natural Durability: Moderately durable
Black Locust Number of Knots: Intermediate
Black Locust Painting: Fair
Black Locust Planing: Average
Black Locust Polishing: Fair
Black Locust Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 48
Black Locust Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 48
Black Locust Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Black Locust Sanding: Insufficient Data Available
Black Locust Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Black Locust Screw Holding: Very Good - Difficult to remove screws
Black Locust Screwing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot holes
Black Locust Shaping: Insufficient Data Available
Black Locust Size of Knots: Intermediate
Black Locust Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Black Locust Specific Gravity: Very high
Black Locust Specific Gravity maximum: .69
Black Locust Specific Gravity minimum: .69
Black Locust Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Black Locust Steam Bending: Very Good
Black Locust Stiffness: High
Black Locust Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Black Locust Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Black Locust Toughness: Moderate
Black Locust Turning: Good
Black Locust Weight: Heavy
Black Locust Wood Defects: Check (or split,) warp
Black Locust Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Black Locust Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Black Locust Use for Carving: no
Black Locust Use for Cooperage: no
Black Locust Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Black Locust Use for Flooring: no
Black Locust Use for Furniture: no
Black Locust Use for Handles: no
Black Locust Use for Heavy Construction: no
Black Locust Use for Inlay: no
Black Locust Use for Interior Finish: no
Black Locust Use for Light Construction: YES
Black Locust Use for Marine Applications: no
Black Locust Use for Marquetry: no
Black Locust Use for Millwork: no
Black Locust Use for Models and Patterns: no
Black Locust Use for Musical Instruments: no
Black Locust Use for Novelties: no
Black Locust Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Black Locust Use for Shingles: no
Black Locust Use for Sports Equipment: no
Black Locust Use for Turnery: no
Black Locust Use for Woodenware: no