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Name Ponderosa Pine
 Location Western North America
Texture/Grain Medium/N/A
Specific Gravity 0.40
Hardness Very Soft
Strength Weak
T/R Stability 6.2/3.9%

 

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Cedar, Aromatic Red – North America
Texture: Fine    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Irregular   Weight: 2.45 lb/bf, 470 kg/m3
 
Cedar, Western Red – Western North America
Texture: Medium    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 1.67 lb/bf, 320 kg/m3
 
Cypress – Southeastern North America
Texture: Coarse    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 2.40 lb/bf, 460 kg/m3
 
Fir, Douglas – Western North America
Texture: Coarse    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 2.50 lb/bf, 480 kg/m3
 
Hemlock – North America
Texture: Coarse    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight & Irregular   Weight: 2.34 lb/bf, 450 kg/m3
 
Pine, Eastern White – Northeastern North America
Texture: Fine    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 1.82 lb/bf, 350 kg/m3
 
Pine, Ponderosa – Western North America
Texture: Medium    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 2.08 lb/bf, 400 kg/m3
 
Pine, Sugar – Western North America
Texture: Medium    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 1.88 lb/bf, 360 kg/m3
 
Pine, Southern Yellow – Southern North America
Texture: Coarse    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 3.07 lb/bf, 590 kg/m3
 
Redwood – Western North America
Texture: Medium    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 1.82 lb/bf, 350 kg/m3
 
Spruce, Sitka – Western North America
Texture: Medium    Grain: N/A    Pattern: Straight   Weight: 2.08 lb/bf, 400 kg/m3
 

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Wood and Woodworking Materials/Hardwoods and Softwoods/Physical Properties/North American Softwoods,
part of the Workshop Companion, essential information about wood, woodwork, and woodworking
necessary to woodworkers and practitioners of the wood arts
to become competent craftsmen.
By Nick Engler.

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