Weight: 50

Grain: Mostly straight.

Figure: Dogwood is a pale pink to a reddish brown sometimes with light streaks of white and cream.

Texture: The interlocking, grain is very fine and compact. The grain is so uniform Dogwood is also known as False Boxwood.

Properties: While being a hard wood it can be sawed, turned and planed easily. A tough, strong wood that can be finished to a glossy smoothness. The tight interlocked grain allows the wood to be bent.

Uses: Commercially Dogwood is used for golf club heads, tool handles and pulleys. For model work it makes a beautiful upper hull planking, excellent for small carvings, fittings and any delicate work. Also suitable for turned objects and railings. Supply of clear wood and its speciality uses have to some extent kept Dogwood from the commercial lumber market, making it a very scarce and valuable wood.