GK Woodworking

Quality Softwoods and Hardwoods, Custom Handcrafted Furniture, and

Built to order Greenhouses

Gary Levy

Phone: 860-376-4387

Fax: 860-376-3889

Email address: Gary@GKWoodworking.com

Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The heartwood of eastern white pine is light brown, often with a reddish tinge. It turns darker on exposure to air. The wood has comparatively uniform texture and is straight grained.

WORKING PROPERTIES

 It is easily kiln dried, has low shrinkage, and ranks high in stability. It is also easy to work and can be readily glued.  It has excellent nail and screw holding capacity. The wood seldom checks or splits when all variety of fasteners are applied.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Eastern white pine is lightweight, moderately soft, moderately low in strength, low in shock resistance, and low in stiffness.

MAIN USES

Practically all eastern white pine is converted into lumber, which is used in a great variety of ways. A large proportion, mostly second-growth knotty wood or lower grades, is used for structural lumber. High-grade lumber is used for patterns for castings. Other important uses are sashes, doors, furniture,

interior woodwork, knotty paneling, caskets, shade and map rollers, and toys.