COMMON NAMES:
Gum, American Red Gum, redgum, sweetgum (the white sapwood is sold as sapgum)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
0.46
DENSITY:
TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:
10.20%
RADIAL MOVEMENT:
5.30%
VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:
15.80%
DURABILITY:
Poor
SOURCE:
Southeastern U.S.
DESCRIPTION:
Moderately hard and strong. Density and appearance similar to cherry. Machines cleanly and finishes well; stability only fair. Heartwood reddish brown, sometimes beautifully figured with dark pigmented markings. Sapwood a rather non-descript off-white.
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