Paulownia Wood furniture

Paulowniahas a light blond appearance and resembles White Ash. It stains wellwith a variety of colors and can be made to mimic other woods. Onceplaned a silky luster is revealed. The feel is also very silky.

Attractiveness

Paulowniais a very good insulator. Paulownia log homes are said to have twicethe R factor as pine or oak logs. This temperature resistance serves togive the wood a high fire resistance. Ignition temperature isapproximately 400 deg. C. which is almost twice many conventionalAmerican hard and soft woods.

Conductivity

Paulowniaremains stable during changes in humidity and experiences littleshrinkage or expansion compared to most other woods. It is highlydurable and resists decay under non-ground contact conditions. The woodis insect resistant.

Air-dryingtakes as little as 30 days. Boards can be kiln dried at hightemperatures in as little as 24 hours to 10% to 12% moisture contentwith no warping. Reported shrinkage from green to oven-dry is only 2.2%radial and 4.0% tangential.

Stability

Intricatepatterns can be cut with a jig saw or band saw without splittingeasily. Paulownia has been a favorite for many carvers in the US.Furniture, doors and windows can be made with close tolerances. Allnormal finishing materials can be applied and it bonds well with glue.

Paulowniahas been widely used in the orient for fine furniture, musicalinstruments, carvings and decorative finishes for over 1000 years. Itcan be peeled for veneer in 1/16 inch thickness and has even beensliced at 1/32 inch.

Workability

Plantation grown Paulownia is mostly knot free, making it very consistent.

Paulowniaholds nails and screws well and does not require pilot holes to bedrilled. In fact both yellow poplar and white pine have proven to splitbefore Paulownia. Flat head screws can be driven flush with the surface.

Strength modus of rupture MOR (psi) of  Paulownia is 5740.

Paulownia has one of the highest strength to weight ratios of any wood.

Strength

The specific gravity of Paulownia ranges between 0.23 to 0.30 (23 to 30% of the density of water).

Paulowniais about 2/3 the weight of the lightest commercial wood grown in theUS. It weighs an average of 14 to 19 lbs per cubic foot.  Paulownia isalmost 1/3 the weight of Oak (44 lbs p/cubic ft) and half the weight ofPine (30 lbs p/cubic ft).

Lightweight

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