Specification
Sawfalling Whitewood can be used for all the usual softwood purposes including general carpentry. It is popular for stairs manufacture.
Appearance
- Colour – The sapwood and heartwood of Sawfalling Whitewood are not clearly marked off from each other, the wood being a very pale yellowish-brown colour, sometimes almost whitish.
Characteristics
- Natural Durability – Non-durable but it responds well to all preservative agents including water soluble preservatives.
- Ease Of Drying – It is a lightweight species averaging when fully dry only 490kg/m³. Drying creates no special problems except when knotty. The wood holds its shape well when dry.
- Movement In Service – Medium.
Working Properties
- Sawfalling Whitewood works well with standard equipment and worked edges remain sharp. However, it is not popular for purposes such as turning.
- Planing – The planed surfaces of the wood have a slight sheen and are only very slightly resinous.
- Steam Bending – Not popular.
Finishing
- Takes treatments and paints well.
