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Cypress
(Australian) |
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Callitris glauca
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| Sample is square-edged solid strip. Top portion is finished with a water-based urethane; the bottom with an oil-modified polyurethane. |
|
Cypress
(Australian) |
|
Callitris glauca
|
|
| Sample is square-edged solid strip. Top portion is finished with a water-based urethane; the bottom with an oil-modified polyurethane. |
Appearance
COLOR: Cream-colored sapwood; heartwood is
honey-gold to brown with darker knots throughout.
GRAIN: Closed.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: High
degree of color variability.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 1375; 6% harder than Northern
red oak.
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Excellent (change
coefficient .00162; 56% more stable than red oak). How-ever, actual installations
have demonstrated significant movement in use.
DURABILITY: Excellent.
Workability
SAWING/MACHINING: Good machining qualities.
SANDING: Sands satisfactorily.
NAILING: Can be brittle (like Brazilian cherry);
splits easily.
FINISHING: No known problems.
COMMENTS: Respiratory allergic potential.
Cost (relative to
plainsawn select red oak)
MULTIPLIER: 1.30
Availability
Limited.
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