Quarter Sawn Sycamore Lumber
The wood has fine texture and interlocked grain. It shrinks moderately in drying. Sycamore wood is moderately heavy (351bs./cuit.), moderately hard, moderately stiff, moderately strong, and has good resistance to shock.
Pricing/Availability
8/4 $6.00 per bf
Range
American sycamore grows from Maine to Nebraska, southward to Texas, and eastward to Florida.
Description
The heartwood of sycamore is reddish-brown and the sapwood is lighter in color and normally 1 1/2 to 3 inches thick.
Uses
Sycamore is used principally for lumber, veneer and railroad crossties. Sycamore lumber is used for furniture, boxes (particularly small food containers), pallets, flooring, handles, and butcher's blocks. Veneer is used for fruit and vegetable baskets, decorative panels and door skins.
Name
SYCAMORE (Platanus occidentalis)
Type
Hard Wood
Machining
Very Good
Resistance To Splitting
Excellent
Gluing
Good
Side Hardness
770 lbs
Kiln Dried
Yes
