Cypress Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Cypress Alternative Name 1: Baldcypress
Cypress Amount of Figure: High
Cypress Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Cypress Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Cypress Available As Lumber: Yes
Cypress Available as Veneer: No
Cypress Available only in small sizes: No
Cypress Bending Strength: Moderate
Cypress Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Cypress Botanical Name: Taxodium distichum
Cypress Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Cypress Clear Finish or Varnish: Poor
Cypress Color of Wood: Yellow - Red Brown
Cypress Contrast between growth rings: Insufficient Data Available
Cypress Crushing Strength: Moderate
Cypress Decorative Figure: No
Cypress Density: Moderate
Cypress Drilling: Insufficient Data Available
Cypress Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Cypress Gluing: Good
Cypress Grain: Straight
Cypress Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Cypress Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Cypress Hand Tooling: Average
Cypress Hardness: Average
Cypress Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Cypress Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Cypress Interlocked Grain: No
Cypress Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Cypress Machine Tools: Average
Cypress Mortising: Insufficient Data Available
Cypress Movement after drying: Moderate
Cypress Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Cypress Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Cypress Natural Durability: Durable
Cypress Number of Knots: Low
Cypress Painting: Very Good
Cypress Planing: Average
Cypress Polishing: Fair
Cypress Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 32
Cypress Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 32
Cypress Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Cypress Sanding: Insufficient Data Available
Cypress Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Cypress Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Cypress Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Cypress Shaping: Insufficient Data Available
Cypress Size of Knots: Intermediate
Cypress Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Cypress Specific Gravity: Moderate
Cypress Specific Gravity maximum: .5
Cypress Specific Gravity minimum: .46
Cypress Staining: Good
Cypress Steam Bending: Poor
Cypress Stiffness: Moderate
Cypress Surface Preparation for Finishing: Yes
Cypress Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Cypress Toughness: Moderate
Cypress Turning: Fair to Average
Cypress Weight: Moderate
Cypress Wood Defects: Check (or split), stain
Cypress Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Cypress Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Cypress Use for Carving: no
Cypress Use for Cooperage: YES
Cypress Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Cypress Use for Flooring: no
Cypress Use for Furniture: no
Cypress Use for Handles: no
Cypress Use for Heavy Construction: YES
Cypress Use for Inlay: no
Cypress Use for Interior Finish: YES
Cypress Use for Light Construction: YES
Cypress Use for Marine Applications: YES
Cypress Use for Marquetry: no
Cypress Use for Millwork: YES
Cypress Use for Models and Patterns: no
Cypress Use for Musical Instruments: no
Cypress Use for Novelties: no
Cypress Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Cypress Use for Shingles: YES
Cypress Use for Sports Equipment: no
Cypress Use for Turnery: no
Cypress Use for Woodenware: no