Botanical Name Tilia americana Other Names American whitewood, Linden Origin Eastern USA Sapwood Colour Creamy white merging into heartwood Heartwood Colour Pale to light reddish brown sometimes with dark streaks Grain Straight and fine Texture Uniform Common Uses Carving, turning, furniture, mouldings, internal joinery, musical instruments, venetian blinds Density kg/m3 416 Specific gravity - 0.37 Hardness N 1824 Bending Strength N/mm2 59.6 Stiffness N/mm2 9900 Radial shrinkage % 5 Tangential shrinkage % 9 Working Properties Stability xx Bending x Machining xxx Screwing xxx Gluing xxx Painting xxx Sanding xxx Staining xxx xxxx = excellent xxx = good xx = fair x = not good