Honeylocust Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Honeylocust Amount of Figure: High
Honeylocust Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Honeylocust Availability of Wood: Limited
Honeylocust Available As Lumber: Yes
Honeylocust Available as Veneer: No
Honeylocust Available only in small sizes: No
Honeylocust Bending Strength: High
Honeylocust Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Honeylocust Botanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos
Honeylocust Carving: Difficult to carve
Honeylocust Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Honeylocust Color of Wood: Red Brown
Honeylocust Contrast between growth rings: Ring Porous
Honeylocust Crushing Strength: High
Honeylocust Decorative Figure: No
Honeylocust Density: High
Honeylocust Drilling: Insufficient Data Available
Honeylocust Fill before Finishing: May require a filler depending on the intended result
Honeylocust Gluing: Average - Requires control
Honeylocust Grain: Straight
Honeylocust Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Honeylocust Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Honeylocust Hand Tooling: Somewhat difficult
Honeylocust Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Honeylocust Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Honeylocust Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Honeylocust Interlocked Grain: No
Honeylocust Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Honeylocust Machine Tools: Somewhat Difficult
Honeylocust Mortising: Insufficient Data Available
Honeylocust Movement after drying: Moderate
Honeylocust Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Honeylocust Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Honeylocust Natural Durability: Moderately durable
Honeylocust Number of Knots: Intermediate
Honeylocust Painting: Insufficient Data Available
Honeylocust Planing: Insufficient Data Available
Honeylocust Polishing: Good
Honeylocust Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 44
Honeylocust Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 44
Honeylocust Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Honeylocust Sanding: Insufficient Data Available
Honeylocust Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Honeylocust Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Honeylocust Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Honeylocust Shaping: Insufficient Data Available
Honeylocust Size of Knots: Intermediate
Honeylocust Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Honeylocust Specific Gravity: Very high
Honeylocust Specific Gravity maximum: .67
Honeylocust Specific Gravity minimum: .67
Honeylocust Staining: Very good - Accepts a wide variety of types of stain
Honeylocust Steam Bending: Insufficient Data Available
Honeylocust Stiffness: Moderate
Honeylocust Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Honeylocust Texture of the Wood: Intermediate
Honeylocust Toughness: High
Honeylocust Turning: Fair to Average
Honeylocust Weight: Heavy
Honeylocust Wood Defects: Check (or split)
Honeylocust Work Notes: Resin can clog cutters, use long pitched saw knives
Honeylocust Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Honeylocust Use for Carving: no
Honeylocust Use for Cooperage: no
Honeylocust Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Honeylocust Use for Flooring: no
Honeylocust Use for Furniture: no
Honeylocust Use for Handles: no
Honeylocust Use for Heavy Construction: no
Honeylocust Use for Inlay: no
Honeylocust Use for Interior Finish: no
Honeylocust Use for Light Construction: YES
Honeylocust Use for Marine Applications: no
Honeylocust Use for Marquetry: no
Honeylocust Use for Millwork: YES
Honeylocust Use for Models and Patterns: no
Honeylocust Use for Musical Instruments: no
Honeylocust Use for Novelties: no
Honeylocust Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Honeylocust Use for Shingles: YES
Honeylocust Use for Sports Equipment: no
Honeylocust Use for Turnery: no
Honeylocust Use for Woodenware: no