Padauk Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Padauk Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Padauk Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Padauk Availability of Wood: Limited
Padauk Available As Lumber: Yes
Padauk Available as Veneer: Yes
Padauk Available only in small sizes: No
Padauk Bending Strength: High
Padauk Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Padauk Botanical Name: Pterocarpus soyauxii
Padauk Carving: Good, easy to carve
Padauk Clear Finish or Varnish: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Color of Wood: Red Brown
Padauk Contrast between growth rings: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Crushing Strength: High
Padauk Decorative Figure: No
Padauk Density: High
Padauk Drilling: Good
Padauk Fill before Finishing: May require a filler depending on the intended result
Padauk Gluing: Good
Padauk Grain: Mostly Straight
Padauk Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Hand Tooling: Average
Padauk Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Padauk Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Padauk Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological and respiratory problems
Padauk Interlocked Grain: No
Padauk Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Padauk Machine Tools: Easy to Very Easy
Padauk Mortising: Good
Padauk Movement after drying: Low
Padauk Nail Holding: Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out
Padauk Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Padauk Natural Durability: Very durable
Padauk Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Painting: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Planing: Average
Padauk Polishing: Good
Padauk Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 45
Padauk Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 45
Padauk Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Padauk Sanding: Good
Padauk Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Padauk Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Padauk Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Padauk Shaping: Good
Padauk Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Padauk Specific Gravity: Very high
Padauk Specific Gravity maximum: .72
Padauk Specific Gravity minimum: .72
Padauk Staining: Good with water based stains
Padauk Steam Bending: Insufficient Data Available
Padauk Stiffness: High
Padauk Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Padauk Texture of the Wood: Moderately Fine
Padauk Toughness: Moderate
Padauk Turning: Good
Padauk Weight: Heavy
Padauk Wood Defects: Few drying defects
Padauk Work Notes: Tungsten tipped or very sharp saw knives, slow feed rate
Padauk Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Padauk Use for Carving: YES
Padauk Use for Cooperage: no
Padauk Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Padauk Use for Flooring: YES
Padauk Use for Furniture: YES
Padauk Use for Handles: YES
Padauk Use for Heavy Construction: no
Padauk Use for Inlay: no
Padauk Use for Interior Finish: no
Padauk Use for Light Construction: no
Padauk Use for Marine Applications: no
Padauk Use for Marquetry: no
Padauk Use for Millwork: no
Padauk Use for Models and Patterns: no
Padauk Use for Musical Instruments: no
Padauk Use for Novelties: no
Padauk Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Padauk Use for Shingles: no
Padauk Use for Sports Equipment: no
Padauk Use for Turnery: YES
Padauk Use for Woodenware: no