Economic Botany Data Standard

Master list for Wood Properties

See descriptor alias keys: 95

Level 3 states

1000000

weight - very heavy

2000000

weight - heavy

3000000

weight - medium

4000000

weight - light

5000000

hardness - very hard

6000000

hardness - hard

7000000

hardness - moderately hard

8000000

hardness - soft

9000000

colour - pale

10000000

colour - medium

11000000

colour - dark

12000000

colour - yellow

13000000

colour - red

14000000

colour - cream

15000000

colour - striped

16000000

grain - fine

17000000

grain - medium

18000000

grain - broad

19000000

size availability - large

20000000

size availability - small only

21000000

shrinkage - tendency

22000000

shrinkage - no tendency

23000000

splitting - tendency

24000000

splitting - no tendency

25000000

stability - stable

26000000

stability - not stable

27000000

durability - durable

28000000

durability - not durable

29000000

durable in marine environment

30000000

durable in freshwater

31000000

durable in soil

32000000

durable underground

33000000

durable on exposure to weather

34000000

workability - good

35000000

workability - poor

36000000

workability - can be sawn

37000000

workability - can be planed

38000000

workability - can be polished

39000000

workability - takes nails

40000000

workability - takes screws

41000000

workability - takes glue

42000000

workability - takes paint/varnish

43000000

termite-resistant


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