Wood Shrinkage Table

[vinoscooter]

Thought this might be of use to someone...Maybe some of the experts...I ran acrooss it while searching for types of wood for the pod...To tell the truth,I have know idea what it means...I just go buy wood...Thought it was allready dry?...Unless it's been outside..in damp weather.vinoscooter




Wood Shrinkage Table

The following table presents average shrinkage values, from green to oven-dry, for a number of commercially important woods. The values are expressed as a percentage of the green dimension for radial, tangential, and tangential to radial (T/R) shrinkage.
Source: U.S. Forest Products Laboratory

Wood Species % Radial Shrinkage % Tangential Shrinkage Tangential/ Radial
U. S. Hardwoods

Alder, Red 4.4 7.3 1.7
Ash, Black 5.0 7.8 1.6
Ash, Blue 3.9 6.5 1.7
Ash, Green 4.6 7.1 1.5
Ash, Oregon 4.1 8.1 2.0
Ash, White 4.9 7.8 1.6
Aspen, Bigtooth 3.3 7.9 2.4
Aspen, Quaking 3.5 6.7 1.9
Basswood 6.6 9.3 1.4
Beech, American 5.5 11.9 2.2
Birch, Alaska Paper 6.5 9.9 1.5
Birch, Paper 6.3 8.6 1.4
Birch, River 4.7 9.2 2.0
Birch, Sweet 6.5 9.0 1.4
Birch, Yellow 7.3 9.5 1.3
Buckeye, Yellow 3.6 8.1 2.3
Butternut 3.4 6.4 1.9
California-laurel 3.0 9.0 3.0
Catalpa, Northern 2.0 5.0 2.5
Cherry, Black 3.7 7.1 1.9
Chestnut, American 3.4 6.7 2.0
Cottonwood, Balsam Poplar 3.0 7.1 2.4
Cottonwood, Black 3.6 8.6 2.4
Cottonwood, Eastern 3.9 9.2 2.4
Dogwood, Flowering 7.0 12.0 1.7
Elm, American 4.2 9.5 2.3
Elm, Cedar 4.7 10.2 2.2
Elm, Rock 4.8 8.1 1.7
Elm, Slippery 4.9 8.9 1.8
Elm, Winged 5.3 11.6 2.2
Hackberry 4.8 8.9 1.9
Hickory, Pecan 4.9 8.9 1.8
Hickory, Mockernut 7.7 11.0 1.4
Hickory, Pignut 7.2 11.5 1.6
Hickory, Shagbark 7.0 10.5 1.5
Hickory, Shellbark 7.6 12.6 1.7
Holly, American 4.8 9.9 2.1
Honeylocust 4.2 6.6 1.6
Hophornbeam 9.0 10.0 1.1
Horse Chestnut 2.0 3.0 1.5
Locust, Black 4.6 7.2 1.6
Madrone, Pacific 5.6 12.4 2.2
Magnolia, Cucumbertree 5.2 8.8 1.7
Magnolia, Southern 5.4 6.6 1.2
Sweetbay 4.7 8.3 1.8
Maple, Bigleaf 3.7 7.1 1.9
Maple, Black 4.8 9.3 1.9
Maple, Red 4.0 8.2 2.1
Maple, Silver 3.0 7.2 2.4
Maple, Striped 3.2 8.6 2.7
Maple, Sugar 4.8 9.9 2.1
Oak, Black 4.4 11.1 2.5
Oak, Laurel 4.0 9.9 2.5
Oak, Northern Red 4.0 8.6 2.2
Oak, Pin 4.3 9.5 2.2
Oak, Scarlet 4.4 10.8 2.5
Oak, Southern Red 4.7 11.3 2.4
Oak, Water 4.4 9.8 2.2
Oak, Willow 5.0 9.6 1.9
Oak, Bur 4.4 8.8 2.0
Oak, Chestnut 5.3 10.8 2.0
Oak, Live 6.6 9.5 1.4
Oak, Overcup 5.3 12.7 2.4
Oak, Post 5.4 9.8 1.8
Oak, Swamp Chestnut 5.2 10.8 2.1
Oak, White 5.6 10.5 1.9
Persimmon, Common 7.9 11.2 1.4
Sassafras 4.0 6.2 1.6
Sweetgum 5.3 10.2 1.9
Sycamore, American 5.0 8.4 1.7
Tanoak 4.9 11.7 2.4
Tupelo, Black 5.1 8.7 1.7
Tupelo, Water 4.2 7.6 1.8
Walnut, Black 5.5 7.8 1.4
Willow, Black 3.3 8.7 2.6
Yellow-poplar 4.6 8.2 1.8

U. S. Softwoods

Baldcypress 3.8 6.2 1.6
Cedar, Alaska- 2.8 6.0 2.1
Cedar, Atlantic White 2.9 5.4 1.9
Cedar, Eastern Redcedar 3.1 4.7 1.5
Cedar, Incense 3.3 5.2 1.6
Cedar, Northern White 2.2 4.9 2.2
Cedar, Port-Orford 4.6 6.9 1.5
Cedar, Western Redcedar 2.4 5.0 2.1
Douglas-fir, Coast 4.8 7.6 1.6
Douglas-fir, Interior North 3.8 6.9 1.8
Douglas-fir, Interior West 4.8 7.5 1.6
Fir, Balsam 2.9 6.9 2.4
Fir, California Red 4.5 7.9 1.8
Fir, Grand 3.4 7.5 2.2
Fir, Noble 4.3 8.3 1.9
Fir, Pacific Silver 4.4 9.2 2.1
Fir, Subalpine 2.6 7.4 2.8
Fir, White 3.3 7.0 2.1
Hemlock, Eastern 3.0 6.8 2.3
Hemlock, Mountain 4.4 7.1 1.6
Hemlock, Western 4.2 7.8 1.9
Larch, Western 4.5 9.1 2.0
Pine, Eastern White 2.1 6.1 2.9
Pine, Jack 3.7 6.6 1.8
Pine, Loblolly 4.8 7.4 1.5
Pine, Lodgepole 4.3 6.7 1.6
Pine, Longleaf 5.1 7.5 1.5
Pine, Pitch 4.0 7.1 1.8
Pine, Pond 5.1 7.1 1.4
Pine, Ponderosa 3.9 6.2 1.6
Pine, Red 3.8 7.2 1.9
Pine, Shortleaf 4.6 7.7 1.7
Pine, Slash 5.4 7.6 1.4
Pine, Sugar 2.9 5.6 1.9
Pine, Virginia 4.2 7.2 1.7
Pine, Western White 4.1 7.4 1.8
Redwood, Old-Growth 2.6 4.4 1.7
Redwood, Young-Growth 2.2 4.9 2.2
Spruce, Black 4.1 6.8 1.7
Spruce, Engelmann 3.8 7.1 1.9
Spruce, Red 3.8 7.8 2.1
Spruce, Sitka 4.3 7.5 1.7
Tamarack 3.7 7.4 2.0

Woods Imported into U. S.

Afrormosia 3.0 6.4 2.1
Albarco 2.8 5.4 1.9
Albizia 3.0 6.0 2.0
Andiroba 3.1 7.6 2.5
Angelin 4.6 9.8 2.1
Angelique 5.2 8.8 1.7
Apitong 5.2 10.9 2.1
Ayan 3.0 5.0 1.7
Azobe 8.4 11.0 1.3
Balata 6.3 9.4 1.5
Balsa 3.0 7.6 2.5
Banak 4.6 8.8 1.9
Benge 5.2 8.6 1.7
Bubinga 5.8 8.4 1.4
Caribbean 6.3 7.8 1.2
Cativo 2.4 5.3 2.2
Cedar, South American 4.0 6.0 1.5
Ceylon Satinwood 6.0 7.0 1.2
Cocobolo 3.0 4.0 1.3
Courbaril 4.5 8.5 1.9
Cuangare 4.2 9.4 2.2
Degame 5.0 9.0 1.8
Determa 3.7 7.6 2.1
Ebony 5.5 6.5 1.2
Freijo 4.0 7.0 1.8
Gmelina 2.4 4.9 2.0
Greenheart 8.8 9.6 1.1
Hura 2.7 4.5 1.7
lpe 6.6 8.0 1.2
lroko 2.8 3.8 1.4
Jarrah 4.6 6.6 1.4
Jelutong 2.0 4.0 2.0
Kaneelhart 5.4 7.9 1.5
Kapur 4.6 10.2 2.2
Karri 7.2 10.7 1.5
Kempas 6.0 7.4 1.2
Keruing 5.2 10.9 2.1
Lauan 3.8 8.0 2.1
Limba 4.5 6.2 1.4
Macawood 2.7 3.5 1.3
Mahogany, African 2.5 4.5 1.8
Mahogany, True 3.0 4.1 1.4
Manbarklak 5.8 10.3 1.8
Manni 5.7 9.7 1.7
Marishballi 7.5 11.7 1.6
Merbau 2.7 4.6 1.7
Mersawa 4.0 9.0 2.3
Mora 6.9 9.8 1.4
Obeche 3.0 5.4 1.8
Ocota 4.6 7.5 1.6
Okoume 4.1 6.1 1.5
Opepe 4.5 8.4 1.9
Parana pine 4.0 7.9 2.0
Pau Marfim 4.6 8.8 1.9
Peroba Rosa 3.8 6.4 1.7
Piquia 5.0 8.0 1.6
Pilon 5.4 11.7 2.2
Primavera 3.1 5.1 1.6
Purpleheart 3.2 6.1 1.9
Queensland walnut 5.0 9.0 1.8
Ramin 4.3 8.7 2.0
Roble (Quercus spp) 6.4 11.7 1.8
Roble (Tabebuia spp) 3.6 6.1 1.7
Rosewood, Brazilian 2.9 4.6 1.6
Rosewood, Indian 2.7 5.8 2.1
Santa Maria 4.6 8.0 1.7
Sapele 4.6 7.4 1.6
Sepetir 3.7 7.0 1.9
Spanish-cedar 4.2 6.3 1.5
Teak 2.5 5.8 2.3
Wallaba 3.6 6.9 1.9