COTTONWOOD, EASTERN Populus deltoides (Populus – ancient Latin name; deltoides – triangular in reference to the leaf shape) This tree is known also by several other names, including ASPEN COTTONWOOD, CAROLINA POPLAR, RIVER POPLAR, WATER POPLAR, YELLOW COTTONWOOD. The tree grows to a height of 100 ft. or more, with a diameter from 5 toContinue reading “Wood Properties of Cottonwood”
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Wood Hardness Ratings
The Janka hardwood rating test is a test that determines the hardness of a piece of wood (used mostly to determine the hardness of flooring planks). Quite often the hardness of a piece of wood relates directly with its density. Wood carvers, however, can use the Janka hardwood ratings to compare one type of carvingContinue reading “Wood Hardness Ratings”
Emails, Question & Comments
I‘ve recently received a few emails I’d like to share with you today: We have an email from Rick Boyer with a very interesting question that I have no answer for. Hopefully some of our readers can answer Rick’s question. Rick wrote: “I have a question I know cotton Wood bark is carved. How aboutContinue reading “Emails, Question & Comments”
Wood Chip Chatter 