Catalpa Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Catalpa Amount of Figure: High
Catalpa Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Catalpa Availability of Wood: Limited
Catalpa Available As Lumber: Yes
Catalpa Available as Veneer: No
Catalpa Available only in small sizes: No
Catalpa Bending Strength: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Catalpa Botanical Name: Catalpa spp
Catalpa Carving: Good, easy to carve
Catalpa Clear Finish or Varnish: Poor
Catalpa Color of Wood: Gray Brown
Catalpa Contrast between growth rings: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Crushing Strength: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Decorative Figure: Yes
Catalpa Density: Moderate
Catalpa Drilling: Good
Catalpa Fill before Finishing: May require a filler depending on the intended result
Catalpa Gluing: Average - Requires control
Catalpa Grain: Straight
Catalpa Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Catalpa Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Catalpa Hand Tooling: Average
Catalpa Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Catalpa Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Catalpa Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Catalpa Interlocked Grain: No
Catalpa Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Catalpa Machine Tools: Average
Catalpa Mortising: Good
Catalpa Movement after drying: Low
Catalpa Nail Holding: Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out
Catalpa Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Catalpa Natural Durability: Moderately durable
Catalpa Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Painting: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Planing: Good
Catalpa Polishing: Fair
Catalpa Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 29
Catalpa Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 29
Catalpa Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Catalpa Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
Catalpa Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Catalpa Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Catalpa Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Catalpa Shaping: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Catalpa Specific Gravity: Moderate
Catalpa Specific Gravity maximum: .41
Catalpa Specific Gravity minimum: .41
Catalpa Staining: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Steam Bending: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Stiffness: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Catalpa Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
Catalpa Toughness: Insufficient Data Available
Catalpa Turning: Good
Catalpa Weight: Light
Catalpa Wood Defects: Check (or split)
Catalpa Work Notes: None
Catalpa Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Catalpa Use for Carving: no
Catalpa Use for Cooperage: no
Catalpa Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Catalpa Use for Flooring: no
Catalpa Use for Furniture: YES
Catalpa Use for Handles: no
Catalpa Use for Heavy Construction: no
Catalpa Use for Inlay: no
Catalpa Use for Interior Finish: YES
Catalpa Use for Light Construction: YES
Catalpa Use for Marine Applications: no
Catalpa Use for Marquetry: no
Catalpa Use for Millwork: YES
Catalpa Use for Models and Patterns: no
Catalpa Use for Musical Instruments: no
Catalpa Use for Novelties: no
Catalpa Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Catalpa Use for Shingles: no
Catalpa Use for Sports Equipment: no
Catalpa Use for Turnery: no
Catalpa Use for Woodenware: no