Black Willow Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Black Willow Amount of Figure: Low
Black Willow Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Black Willow Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Black Willow Available As Lumber: Yes
Black Willow Available as Veneer: No
Black Willow Available only in small sizes: Yes
Black Willow Bending Strength: Low
Black Willow Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Black Willow Botanical Name: Salix nigra
Black Willow Carving: Good, easy to carve
Black Willow Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Black Willow Color of Wood: Pink Brown
Black Willow Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Black Willow Crushing Strength: Low
Black Willow Decorative Figure: No
Black Willow Density: Low
Black Willow Drilling: Good
Black Willow Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Black Willow Gluing: Very good
Black Willow Grain: Mostly Straight
Black Willow Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Black Willow Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Black Willow Hand Tooling: Very Easy
Black Willow Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Black Willow Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Black Willow Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Black Willow Interlocked Grain: Yes
Black Willow Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Black Willow Machine Tools: Easy to Very Easy
Black Willow Mortising: Rather difficult
Black Willow Movement after drying: Low
Black Willow Nail Holding: Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out
Black Willow Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Black Willow Natural Durability: Perishable
Black Willow Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Black Willow Painting: Insufficient Data Available
Black Willow Planing: Average
Black Willow Polishing: Good
Black Willow Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 26
Black Willow Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 26
Black Willow Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Black Willow Sanding: Rather difficult
Black Willow Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Black Willow Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Black Willow Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Black Willow Shaping: Rather difficult
Black Willow Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Black Willow Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Black Willow Specific Gravity: Low
Black Willow Specific Gravity maximum: .39
Black Willow Specific Gravity minimum: .39
Black Willow Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Black Willow Steam Bending: Satisfactory
Black Willow Stiffness: Very low
Black Willow Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Black Willow Texture of the Wood: Fine
Black Willow Toughness: Moderate
Black Willow Turning: Fair to Average
Black Willow Weight: Light
Black Willow Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse), check (or split), ring check, warp
Black Willow Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Black Willow Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Black Willow Use for Carving: no
Black Willow Use for Cooperage: YES
Black Willow Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Black Willow Use for Flooring: no
Black Willow Use for Furniture: YES
Black Willow Use for Handles: no
Black Willow Use for Heavy Construction: no
Black Willow Use for Inlay: YES
Black Willow Use for Interior Finish: no
Black Willow Use for Light Construction: no
Black Willow Use for Marine Applications: no
Black Willow Use for Marquetry: YES
Black Willow Use for Millwork: no
Black Willow Use for Models and Patterns: no
Black Willow Use for Musical Instruments: no
Black Willow Use for Novelties: YES
Black Willow Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Black Willow Use for Shingles: no
Black Willow Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Black Willow Use for Turnery: no
Black Willow Use for Woodenware: no