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Image Date
2018
Properties / Facts
high shock resistance, low stability/high movement
Common Names (additional)
Arrow Wood, Cornel, American Boxwood
Scientific Name
Cornus Florida
Janka Hardness
2,150 lbf (9,560 N)
Classification
hardwood
Geographic Origin
Eastern North America
Modern Region
Eastern North America
Modern / Specialty Uses
knitting needles, pullies, golf club heads, tool handles, jeweler's blocks, weaving shuttles
Sample Material
wood shaving
Surface Plane
end grain
Magnification
x 400
Photographer
Harriet Cassell
Keywords
Manning Rare Woods, Furniture Department, Flowering Dogwood