Western Red Cedar Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Western Red Cedar Alternative Name 1: Giant Arborvitae
Western Red Cedar Alternative Name 2: Canoe Cedar
Western Red Cedar Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Western Red Cedar Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Western Red Cedar Availability of Wood: Adequate
Western Red Cedar Available As Lumber: Yes
Western Red Cedar Available as Veneer: No
Western Red Cedar Available only in small sizes: No
Western Red Cedar Bending Strength: Low
Western Red Cedar Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Western Red Cedar Botanical Name: Thuja plicata
Western Red Cedar Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Western Red Cedar Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Western Red Cedar Color of Wood: Red Brown
Western Red Cedar Contrast between growth rings: Even
Western Red Cedar Crushing Strength: Moderate
Western Red Cedar Decorative Figure: No
Western Red Cedar Density: Low
Western Red Cedar Drilling: Good
Western Red Cedar Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Western Red Cedar Gluing: Very good
Western Red Cedar Grain: Straight
Western Red Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Western Red Cedar Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Western Red Cedar Hand Tooling: Very Easy
Western Red Cedar Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Western Red Cedar Hardwood or Softwood: Softwood
Western Red Cedar Harmful Properties: May cause respiratory problems
Western Red Cedar Interlocked Grain: No
Western Red Cedar Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Western Red Cedar Machine Tools: Average
Western Red Cedar Mortising: Good
Western Red Cedar Movement after drying: Low
Western Red Cedar Nail Holding: Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out
Western Red Cedar Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Western Red Cedar Natural Durability: Durable
Western Red Cedar Number of Knots: Low
Western Red Cedar Painting: Good
Western Red Cedar Planing: Good
Western Red Cedar Polishing: Good
Western Red Cedar Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 23
Western Red Cedar Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 23
Western Red Cedar Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
Western Red Cedar Sanding: Good
Western Red Cedar Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Western Red Cedar Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Western Red Cedar Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Western Red Cedar Shaping: Good
Western Red Cedar Size of Knots: Large
Western Red Cedar Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Western Red Cedar Specific Gravity: Low
Western Red Cedar Specific Gravity maximum: .37
Western Red Cedar Specific Gravity minimum: .35
Western Red Cedar Staining: Good
Western Red Cedar Steam Bending: Poor
Western Red Cedar Stiffness: Low
Western Red Cedar Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Western Red Cedar Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Western Red Cedar Toughness: Low
Western Red Cedar Turning: Good
Western Red Cedar Weight: Light
Western Red Cedar Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse)
Western Red Cedar Work Notes: Reaction wood results in fuzzy, fibrous surfaces
Western Red Cedar Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Western Red Cedar Use for Carving: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Cooperage: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Flooring: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Furniture: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Handles: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Heavy Construction: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Inlay: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Interior Finish: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Light Construction: YES
Western Red Cedar Use for Marine Applications: YES
Western Red Cedar Use for Marquetry: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Millwork: YES
Western Red Cedar Use for Models and Patterns: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Musical Instruments: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Novelties: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Shingles: YES
Western Red Cedar Use for Sports Equipment: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Turnery: no
Western Red Cedar Use for Woodenware: no