Origin of Wood Type: |
Eastern USA |
Botanical Name: |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
Specific Gravity: |
.56 |
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3.25 lb/ bf |
Color Range: |
Cream- White- Red- Brown |
Rarity / Availability: ( ?): |
Readily Available |
Typical Avg. Width: |
2" to 10" |
Typical Avg. Length: |
8' to 12' feet |
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30% |
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Furniture, Doors, Hardwood Flooring, Trim, Plywood, Boxes, Crates, Panels, Baskets and many other uses! |
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Quarter-Sawn (FAS), Quarter-Sawn (1 & 2 Common), Veneer |
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American Red Gum, Gum, Sweet Gum, Sap Gum, Hazel Pine |
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Satin Walnut is quartered sawn curly sweet gum. This specie needs to be quartered due its nervous disposition. It is used for high end veneers and lumber.
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