Magnolia Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Magnolia Alternative Name 1: Southern Magnolia
Magnolia Alternative Name 2: Sweetbay
Magnolia Alternative Name 3: Cucumber tree
Magnolia Amount of Figure: Low
Magnolia Amount of Natural Luster: Lustrous
Magnolia Availability of Wood: Limited
Magnolia Available As Lumber: Yes
Magnolia Available as Veneer: Yes
Magnolia Available only in small sizes: No
Magnolia Bending Strength: Low
Magnolia Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Magnolia Botanical Name: Magnolia spp
Magnolia Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Magnolia Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Magnolia Color of Wood: Creamy - Light Brown
Magnolia Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Magnolia Crushing Strength: Moderate
Magnolia Decorative Figure: No
Magnolia Density: Moderate
Magnolia Drilling: Good
Magnolia Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Magnolia Gluing: Good
Magnolia Grain: Straight
Magnolia Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Magnolia Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Indistinct growth ring stripe
Magnolia Hand Tooling: Average
Magnolia Hardness: Average
Magnolia Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Magnolia Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Magnolia Interlocked Grain: No
Magnolia Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Magnolia Machine Tools: Average
Magnolia Mortising: Rather difficult
Magnolia Movement after drying: Low
Magnolia Nail Holding: Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out
Magnolia Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Magnolia Natural Durability: Non-durable
Magnolia Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Magnolia Painting: Good
Magnolia Planing: Good
Magnolia Polishing: Very Good
Magnolia Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 35
Magnolia Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 35
Magnolia Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Magnolia Sanding: Rather difficult
Magnolia Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Magnolia Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Magnolia Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Magnolia Shaping: Rather difficult
Magnolia Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Magnolia Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Magnolia Specific Gravity: Moderate
Magnolia Specific Gravity maximum: .5
Magnolia Specific Gravity minimum: .5
Magnolia Staining: Very good - Accepts a wide variety of types of stain
Magnolia Steam Bending: Good
Magnolia Stiffness: Moderate
Magnolia Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Magnolia Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
Magnolia Toughness: Moderate
Magnolia Turning: Good
Magnolia Weight: Moderate
Magnolia Wood Defects: Check (or split,) warp
Magnolia Work Notes: Tungsten tipped or very sharp saw knives, slow feed rate
Magnolia Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Magnolia Use for Carving: no
Magnolia Use for Cooperage: no
Magnolia Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Magnolia Use for Flooring: no
Magnolia Use for Furniture: YES
Magnolia Use for Handles: no
Magnolia Use for Heavy Construction: no
Magnolia Use for Inlay: no
Magnolia Use for Interior Finish: no
Magnolia Use for Light Construction: no
Magnolia Use for Marine Applications: no
Magnolia Use for Marquetry: no
Magnolia Use for Millwork: YES
Magnolia Use for Models and Patterns: no
Magnolia Use for Musical Instruments: no
Magnolia Use for Novelties: no
Magnolia Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Magnolia Use for Shingles: no
Magnolia Use for Sports Equipment: no
Magnolia Use for Turnery: YES
Magnolia Use for Woodenware: no