Botanical Name Alnus Rubra Other Names Oregon alder, Pacific Coast alder, Red Alder Origin North America Sapwood Colour Whitish Heartwood Colour Initially white turning reddish brown Grain Straight Texture Fine, even and close Common Uses Furniture, interior construction, carpentry, veneer Density kg/m3 450 Specific gravity - 0.29 Hardness N 2450 Bending Strength N/mm2 74.8 Stiffness N/mm2 11400 Radial shrinkage % 3 Tangential shrinkage % 6 Working Properties Stability xxxx Bending xxxx Machining xxxx Screwing xxx Gluing xxx Painting xxx Sanding xxx Staining xxx xxxx = excellent xxx = good xx = fair x = not good