| Trade Name:
Lawson Cypress, Lawsoniana. Also Oregon Cedar, White Cedar
Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Source: Native to Oregon and California, grown as
shelterbelts and woodlots throughout New Zealand. Most successful
in Cental North Island
Availability: Intermittently available
Air Drying Density: 480kg/m3
Characteristics: A stable, durable and strong softwood
that is a pale brown/yellow and dries easily. In New Zealand,
clearwood is hard to find so most grades have knots of varying
types. Machines, glues and polishes well. Durable outside
if kept dry. Has a strong spicy smell.
Traditional uses: Boat building, framing, weatherboards,
shingles, panelling and furniture.
Generation-4 Timber Top specification:
Lawson Cypress matches the popular Baltic pine furniture and
makes a great timber top whenm densified by the Generation-4
finish.
The Generation-4 finish
presents a dense but flexible, low maintainance finish which
is waterproof, acid and heat resistant |
