Specification on:
Oak
Maple
Basswood
Birch
Soft Pines
Hard Pines |
Southern Yellow Pine
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Microscope of
Wood
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Average
Specific Gravity: 0.51-0.61
Odor: Sharp, "pitchy" pine odor
Heartwood Color: Distinct
Grain Appearance: Uneven
Earlywood/Latewood Transition: Abrupt
Resin Canals: Large, numerous, mostly solitary, evenly distributed
Cross-Field Pitting: Pinoid
Ray Tracheids: Dentate
Epithelial Cells: Thin-walled
Longitudinal parenchyma: Absent
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Ponderosa Pine
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Microscope of
Wood
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Average
Specific Gravity:.040
Odor: Mild, Piney
Heartwood Color: Distinct, often reddish
Grain Appearance: Fairly even, especially if growth rings narrow
Earlywood/Latewood Transition: fairly abrupt, Latewood narrow
Resin Canals: Numerous, medium mostly solitary, evenly distributed
Cross-Field Pitting: Pinoid
Ray Tracheids: Dentate
Epithelial Cells: Thin-walled
Longitudinal parenchyma: Absent
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Red Pine
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Microscope of
Wood
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Average
Specific Gravity:0.44
Odor: Harsh, piney
Heartwood Color: Distinct
Grain Appearance: Moderately uneven
Earlywood/Latewood Transition: Fairly abrupt
Resin Canals: Numerous, medium, mostly solitary, evenly distributed
Cross-Field Pitting: Windowlike
Ray Tracheids: Dentate
Epithelial Cells: Thin-walled
Longitudinal parenchyma: Absent
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Information
and Photo from "Identifying Wood Accurate results with simple tools"
R.Bruce Hoadly ©
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