Northern White Cedar Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Northern White Cedar Alternative Name 1: Eastern White Cedar
Northern White Cedar Alternative Name 2: Arborvitae
Northern White Cedar Amount of Figure: Low
Northern White Cedar Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Northern White Cedar Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Northern White Cedar Available As Lumber: Yes
Northern White Cedar Available as Veneer: No
Northern White Cedar Available only in small sizes: No
Northern White Cedar Bending Strength: Low
Northern White Cedar Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Northern White Cedar Botanical Name: Thuja Occidentalis
Northern White Cedar Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Northern White Cedar Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Northern White Cedar Color of Wood: Yellow or Golden Brown
Northern White Cedar Contrast between growth rings: Even
Northern White Cedar Crushing Strength: Low
Northern White Cedar Decorative Figure: No
Northern White Cedar Density: Low
Northern White Cedar Drilling: Good
Northern White Cedar Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Northern White Cedar Gluing: Good
Northern White Cedar Grain: Straight
Northern White Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Northern White Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Northern White Cedar Hand Tooling: Very Easy
Northern White Cedar Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Northern White Cedar Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Northern White Cedar Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Northern White Cedar Interlocked Grain: No
Northern White Cedar Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Northern White Cedar Machine Tools: Easy to Very Easy
Northern White Cedar Mortising: Good
Northern White Cedar Movement after drying: Low
Northern White Cedar Nail Holding: Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out
Northern White Cedar Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Northern White Cedar Natural Durability: Durable
Northern White Cedar Number of Knots: High
Northern White Cedar Painting: Good
Northern White Cedar Planing: Average
Northern White Cedar Polishing: Good
Northern White Cedar Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 22
Northern White Cedar Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 21
Northern White Cedar Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
Northern White Cedar Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
Northern White Cedar Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Northern White Cedar Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Northern White Cedar Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Northern White Cedar Shaping: Good
Northern White Cedar Size of Knots: Small
Northern White Cedar Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Northern White Cedar Specific Gravity: Low
Northern White Cedar Specific Gravity maximum: .37
Northern White Cedar Specific Gravity minimum: .37
Northern White Cedar Staining: Good
Northern White Cedar Steam Bending: Poor
Northern White Cedar Stiffness: Very low
Northern White Cedar Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Northern White Cedar Texture of the Wood: Fine
Northern White Cedar Toughness: Low
Northern White Cedar Turning: Good
Northern White Cedar Weight: Light
Northern White Cedar Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse)
Northern White Cedar Work Notes: Reaction wood results in fuzzy, fibrous surfaces
Northern White Cedar Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Carving: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Cooperage: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Flooring: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Furniture: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Handles: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Heavy Construction: YES
Northern White Cedar Use for Inlay: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Interior Finish: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Light Construction: YES
Northern White Cedar Use for Marine Applications: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Marquetry: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Millwork: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Models and Patterns: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Musical Instruments: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Novelties: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Shingles: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Sports Equipment: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Turnery: no
Northern White Cedar Use for Woodenware: no