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Cypress (Bald)

Decay-resistant softwood that has been the traditional outdoor and boatbuilding timber of the southern United States. Relatively light for its durability.

Stock forms — Board section and side elevation, end grain showingannual ringsend graintwLside elevation
Cypress (Bald) — stock formsSymbols only — no stock sizes are published

Properties

Family
Wood
Category
wood
Species
Taxodium distichum
Density
0.48 g/cm³ · 480 kg/m³

Densityhow cypress (bald) compares

Density of Cypress (Bald) — 0.48 g/cm³Cypress (Bald)0.48Water1.00Aluminium2.700369g/cm³
0.48 g/cm³ — 480 kg/m³Water 1.00 · Aluminium 2.70

Applicationswhere cypress (bald) is normally specified

Outdoor joineryBoatbuildingShuttersDecking

Practical notes

  • Density is for air-dried stock at about 12% moisture content
  • Old-growth material is more durable than plantation stock

Lumber sizeswhat cypress (bald) weighs in each nominal size

Lumber size database

Dressed sizes are the same for every species — a 2x4 is 1-1/2 x 3-1/2 in in oak as much as in spruce. What changes is the weight, and that is derived here from cypress (bald)'s density of 0.48 g/cm³.

2x4 dimensions2x4x8 weight2x6 dimensions4x4 dimensions

Tools used on itmatched on the wood family, not on this page

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Circular SawCountersinkDrillHole SawImpact DriverJigsawMitre SawRandom Orbit SanderRouterTwist Drill Bits

Which tools work a material is a property of the family (Wood), not of the individual species — so this list is the same on every wood page, and changes when the tool data changes rather than when this paragraph does.

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