Painting / Finishing Table

Machining Table

SOFTWOODS

Weathering

Appearance

Wood

Ease of keeping well painted; I-easiest, V-most exacting *

Resistance to cupping; 1-best, 4-worst

Conspicuous ness of checking: 1-least, 2-most

Color of heartwood (sapwood is always light)

Degree of figure on flat-grained surface

Cedar, Alaska

I

1

1

Yellow

Faint

Cedar, California incense

I

Brown

Do.

Cedar, Port-Orford

I

1

Cream

Do.

Cedar, Western redcedar

I

1

1

Brown

Distinct

Cedar, White

I

1

Light brown

Do.

Cypress

I

1

1

do

Strong

Redwood

I

1

1

Dark brown

Distinct

Products ** overlaid with resin treated paper

I

1

Pine, Eastern White

II

2

2

Cream

Faint

Pine, Sugar

II

2

2

do

Do.

Pine, Western white

II

2

2

do

Do.

Pine, Ponderosa

III

2

2

do

Distinct

Fir, commercial white

III

2

2

White

Faint

Hemlock

III

2

2

Pale brown

Do.

Spruce

III

2

2

White

Do.

Douglas-fir (lumber and plywood)

IV

2

2

Pale red

Strong

Larch

IV

2

2

Brown

Do.

Lauan (plywood)

IV

2

2

do

Faint

Pine, Norway

IV

2

2

Light brown

Distinct

Pine, Southern (lumber and plywood)

IV

2

2

do

Strong

Tamarack

IV

2

2

Brown

Do.

HARDWOODS

Weathering

Appearance

Wood

Ease of keeping well painted; I-easiest, V-most exacting *

Resistance to cupping; 1-best, 4-worst

Conspicuous ness of checking: 1-least, 2-most

Color of heartwood (sapwood is always light)

Degree of figure on flat-grained surface

Alder

III

Pale brown

Faint

Aspen

III

2

1

do

Do.

Basswood

III

2

2

Cream

Do.

Cottonwood

III

4

2

White

Do.

Magnolia

III

2

Pale brown

Do.

Yellow-poplar

III

2

1

do

Do.

Beech

IV

4

2

do

Do.

Birch

IV

4

2

Light brown

Do.

Gum

IV

4

2

Brown

Do.

Maple

IV

4

2

Light brown

Do.

Sycamore

IV

Pale brown

Do.

Ash

V or III

4

2

Light brown

Distinct

Butternut

V or III

do

Faint

Cherry

V or III

Brown

Do.

Chestnut

V or III

3

2

Light brown

Distinct

Walnut

V or III

3

2

Dark brown

Do.

Elm

V or IV

4

2

Brown

Do.

Hickory

V or IV

4

2

Light brown

Do.

Oak, white

V or IV

4

2

Brown

Do.

Oak, Red

V or IV

4

2

do

Do.