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Port Orford cedarPort Orford cedar
Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)

Family: Cupressaceae

Common names: Cypress, Ginuer pine, Lawson cypress, Lawson false cypress, Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar, Port Orford white cedar, White cedar

Distributed in: New Zealand, United States (North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia, Western Europe)

Distribution overview: Port-Orford-cedar has a very limited distribution, occurring near the Pacific Ocean in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California.The northern limit of its distribution is near Coos Bay, Oregon.The species' range extends southward about 220 miles (350 km) to the central portion of the Mad River drainage in Humbolt County, California. Isolated populations occur near Mount Shasta and the Trinity Mountains in northern California.It occurs in greatest abundance within about 40 miles of the coast.Farther inland, its distribution is spotty, and it is mostly limited to sites with abundant soil moisture and/or atmospheric moisture.Port-Orford-cedar is cultivated in Hawaii, New Zealand and Europe.

Common uses: Beams, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Broom handles, Building construction, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chests, Concrete formwork, Construction, Decks, Factory construction, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Joists, Lifeboats, Light construction, Matches, Millwork, Mine timbers, Musical instruments: piano, Oars, Piling, Plaques, Plywood: veneer (marine), Porch columns, Posts, Railroad ties, Rough construction, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Toys, Vats

Product sources: The timber is over-harvested and the use of heavy-duty extracting equipment tends to spread a virus which kills the trees.Supplies of Port Orford cedar are very limited, with stumpage prices of $3,000.00 per thousand board feet (1993 figures). It is sold mainly on the Japanese market. Some material culled from prime grade saw logs are available in limited quantities in areas where the tree grows.

Environment profile: Widespread

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: The freshly cut wood has a pungent, ginger-like odor and a spicy, bitter taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a moderate speed

Drying Defects: Distortion, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fair to Good Results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Moulding ease is moderate

Movement in Service: Moulding ease is moderate

Nailing: Holds nails well, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Very poor

Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very good

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Stains very well; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,37 0,4
Density 480 kg/m3
Bending Strength 447 835 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 20 49 kg/cm2
Hardness 247 kg
Impact Strength 53 63 cm
Shearing Strength 85 kg/cm2
Stiffness 78 111 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 464 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,42 0,56 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 239 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6364 11886 psi
Crushing Strength 294 706 psi
Density 30 lbs/ft3
Hardness 546 lbs
Impact Strength 21 25 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 2932 5902 psi
Shearing Strength 1221 psi
Stiffness 1116 1592 1000 psi
Toughness 208 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 6 8 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.37 0.4
Weight 29 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Max. crushing strength = low
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength (stiffness) = very low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Weight = medium
Toughness (total work) = medium
Toughness (total work) = low
Soft
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = mediun
Crushing strength = medium
Can be dented and marred easily
Bending strength (MOR) = very low
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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