Cypress
Australian
Appearance
COLOR: Cream-colored sapwood; heartwood is
honey-gold to brown with darker knots throughout.
GRAIN: Closed.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: High
degree of color variability.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 1375; 6% harder than Northern
red oak.
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Excellent (change
coefficient .00162; 56% more stable than red oak). How-ever, actual
installations have demonstrated significant movement in use.
DURABILITY: Excellent.
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