Douglas-Fir Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Douglas-Fir Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Douglas-Fir Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Douglas-Fir Availability of Wood: Adequate
Douglas-Fir Available As Lumber: Yes
Douglas-Fir Available as Veneer: Yes
Douglas-Fir Available only in small sizes: No
Douglas-Fir Bending Strength: High
Douglas-Fir Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate to Severe
Douglas-Fir Botanical Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-Fir Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Douglas-Fir Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Douglas-Fir Color of Wood: Red Brown
Douglas-Fir Contrast between growth rings: Uneven
Douglas-Fir Crushing Strength: High
Douglas-Fir Decorative Figure: No
Douglas-Fir Density: Moderate
Douglas-Fir Drilling: Good
Douglas-Fir Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Douglas-Fir Gluing: Good
Douglas-Fir Grain: Mostly Straight
Douglas-Fir Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Douglas-Fir Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Douglas-Fir Hand Tooling: Average
Douglas-Fir Hardness: Average
Douglas-Fir Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Douglas-Fir Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological problems or skin irritation
Douglas-Fir Interlocked Grain: No
Douglas-Fir Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Douglas-Fir Machine Tools: Average
Douglas-Fir Mortising: Good
Douglas-Fir Movement after drying: Low
Douglas-Fir Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Douglas-Fir Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Douglas-Fir Natural Durability: Moderately durable
Douglas-Fir Number of Knots: Intermediate
Douglas-Fir Painting: Good
Douglas-Fir Planing: Good
Douglas-Fir Polishing: Fair
Douglas-Fir Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 35
Douglas-Fir Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 33
Douglas-Fir Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Douglas-Fir Sanding: Good
Douglas-Fir Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Douglas-Fir Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Douglas-Fir Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Douglas-Fir Shaping: Good
Douglas-Fir Size of Knots: Intermediate
Douglas-Fir Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Douglas-Fir Specific Gravity: Moderate
Douglas-Fir Specific Gravity maximum: .53
Douglas-Fir Specific Gravity minimum: .5
Douglas-Fir Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Douglas-Fir Steam Bending: Poor
Douglas-Fir Stiffness: High
Douglas-Fir Surface Preparation for Finishing: Yes
Douglas-Fir Texture of the Wood: Intermediate
Douglas-Fir Toughness: Moderate
Douglas-Fir Turning: Good
Douglas-Fir Weight: Moderate
Douglas-Fir Wood Defects: Knots loosen or split, stain
Douglas-Fir Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Douglas-Fir Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Douglas-Fir Use for Carving: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Cooperage: YES
Douglas-Fir Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Flooring: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Furniture: YES
Douglas-Fir Use for Handles: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Heavy Construction: YES
Douglas-Fir Use for Inlay: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Interior Finish: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Light Construction: YES
Douglas-Fir Use for Marine Applications: YES
Douglas-Fir Use for Marquetry: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Millwork: YES
Douglas-Fir Use for Models and Patterns: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Musical Instruments: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Novelties: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Shingles: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Sports Equipment: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Turnery: no
Douglas-Fir Use for Woodenware: no