Pecan Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Pecan Alternative Name 1: Bittenut
Pecan Alternative Name 2: Nutmeg
Pecan Alternative Name 3: Water
Pecan Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Pecan Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Pecan Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Pecan Available As Lumber: Yes
Pecan Available as Veneer: Yes
Pecan Available only in small sizes: No
Pecan Bending Strength: High
Pecan Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate to Severe
Pecan Botanical Name: Carya spp.
Pecan Carving: Difficult to carve
Pecan Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Pecan Color of Wood: Red Brown
Pecan Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Pecan Crushing Strength: High
Pecan Decorative Figure: Yes
Pecan Density: High
Pecan Drilling: Very good
Pecan Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Pecan Gluing: Average - Requires control
Pecan Grain: Mostly Straight
Pecan Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Pecan Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Pecan Hand Tooling: Somewhat difficult
Pecan Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Pecan Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Pecan Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Pecan Interlocked Grain: Yes
Pecan Kiln-dried Shrinkage: High
Pecan Machine Tools: Average
Pecan Mortising: Very good
Pecan Movement after drying: Low
Pecan Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Pecan Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Pecan Natural Durability: Non-durable
Pecan Number of Knots: Low
Pecan Painting: Good
Pecan Planing: Good
Pecan Polishing: Good
Pecan Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 47
Pecan Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 46
Pecan Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Pecan Sanding: Good
Pecan Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Pecan Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Pecan Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Pecan Shaping: Rather difficult
Pecan Size of Knots: Large
Pecan Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Pecan Specific Gravity: High
Pecan Specific Gravity maximum: .66
Pecan Specific Gravity minimum: .62
Pecan Staining: Good
Pecan Steam Bending: Good
Pecan Stiffness: High
Pecan Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Pecan Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Pecan Toughness: High
Pecan Turning: Good
Pecan Weight: Heavy
Pecan Wood Defects: Check (or split), honeycomb (or collapse), ring check, stain, warp
Pecan Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Pecan Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Pecan Use for Carving: no
Pecan Use for Cooperage: no
Pecan Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Pecan Use for Flooring: YES
Pecan Use for Furniture: no
Pecan Use for Handles: YES
Pecan Use for Heavy Construction: no
Pecan Use for Inlay: no
Pecan Use for Interior Finish: no
Pecan Use for Light Construction: no
Pecan Use for Marine Applications: no
Pecan Use for Marquetry: no
Pecan Use for Millwork: no
Pecan Use for Models and Patterns: no
Pecan Use for Musical Instruments: no
Pecan Use for Novelties: no
Pecan Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Pecan Use for Shingles: no
Pecan Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Pecan Use for Turnery: YES
Pecan Use for Woodenware: no