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Wood Properties of Eastern Spruce

Eastern Spruce Alternative Name 1
Red Spruce

Eastern Spruce Alternative Name 2
White Spruce

Eastern Spruce Alternative Name 3
Black Spruce

Eastern Spruce Amount of Figure
Intermediate

Eastern Spruce Amount of Natural Luster
Medium

Eastern Spruce Availability of Wood
Plentiful

Eastern Spruce Available As Lumber
Yes

Eastern Spruce Available as Veneer
No

Eastern Spruce Available only in small sizes
No

Eastern Spruce Bending Strength
Moderate

Eastern Spruce Blunting of Tool Blades
Low

Eastern Spruce Botanical Name
Picea spp

Eastern Spruce Carving
Average to somewhat difficult to carve

Eastern Spruce Clear Finish or Varnish
Good

Eastern Spruce Color of Wood
Yellow - Red Brown

Eastern Spruce Contrast between growth rings
Even

Eastern Spruce Crushing Strength
Moderate

Eastern Spruce Decorative Figure
No

Eastern Spruce Density
Low

Eastern Spruce Drilling
Fair or Satisfactory

Eastern Spruce Fill before Finishing
Does not require a filler

Eastern Spruce Gluing
Good

Eastern Spruce Grain
Straight

Eastern Spruce Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn
Faint growth ring

Eastern Spruce Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn
Faint growth ring stripe

Eastern Spruce Hand Tooling
Average

Eastern Spruce Hardness
Soft, easy to dent

Eastern Spruce Hardwood or Softwood
Softwood

Eastern Spruce Harmful Properties
May cause dermatological problems or skin irritation

Eastern Spruce Interlocked Grain
No

Eastern Spruce Kiln-dried Shrinkage
Moderate

Eastern Spruce Machine Tools
Average

Eastern Spruce Mortising
Good

Eastern Spruce Movement after drying
Low

Eastern Spruce Nail Holding
Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out

Eastern Spruce Nailing
Very good - Rarely splits wood

Eastern Spruce Natural Durability
Non-durable

Eastern Spruce Number of Knots
High

Eastern Spruce Painting
Fair

Eastern Spruce Planing
Average

Eastern Spruce Polishing
Good

Eastern Spruce Pounds per cubic foot maximum
30

Eastern Spruce Pounds per cubic foot minimum
26

Eastern Spruce Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware
No

Eastern Spruce Sanding
Fair or satisfactory

Eastern Spruce Sawing
Low cutting resistance

Eastern Spruce Screw Holding
Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws

Eastern Spruce Screwing
Good - Screwing seldom splits wood

Eastern Spruce Shaping
Fair or satisfactory

Eastern Spruce Size of Knots
Small

Eastern Spruce Size of Pores
Small Pores - Closed grain

Eastern Spruce Specific Gravity
Low

Eastern Spruce Specific Gravity maximum
.4

Eastern Spruce Specific Gravity minimum
.36

Eastern Spruce Staining
Good

Eastern Spruce Steam Bending
Poor

Eastern Spruce Stiffness
Moderate

Eastern Spruce Surface Preparation for Finishing
No

Eastern Spruce Texture of the Wood
Fine

Eastern Spruce Toughness
Moderate

Eastern Spruce Turning
Good

Eastern Spruce Weight
Light

Eastern Spruce Wood Defects
Check (or split), knots loosen or split, warp

Eastern Spruce Work Notes
Requires sharp tools

Eastern Spruce Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets
YES

Eastern Spruce Use for Carving
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Cooperage
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Decorative Veneer
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Flooring
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Furniture
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Handles
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Heavy Construction
YES

Eastern Spruce Use for Inlay
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Interior Finish
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Light Construction
YES

Eastern Spruce Use for Marine Applications
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Marquetry
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Millwork
YES

Eastern Spruce Use for Models and Patterns
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Musical Instruments
YES

Eastern Spruce Use for Novelties
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Secondary Furniture Components
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Shingles
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Sports Equipment
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Turnery
no

Eastern Spruce Use for Woodenware
no





     
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