Assertion: maple's wood | /r/HasProperty | strong
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: physically
type: DEGREE
value: in tension perpendicular to the grain
type: OTHER
value: in compression
type: OTHER
value: compared to a material like steel
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Wood is very strong in compression parallel to the grain and this is seldom a limiting factor in furniture design.
text: Wood is relatively weak in tension perpendicular to the grain but it is very strong in tension parallel to the grain (visualize a board being pulled from both ends).
text: The wood is fairly hard, dense, and solid, and works well with few cracks or checks.
text: The question may arise in your mind: “But is poplar wood strong?
text: Physically, wood is strong and stiff but, compared to a material like steel, it's also light and flexible.
text: To qualify as a good guitar wood, a wood must be strong enough to hold up structurally, but also have the tonal characteristics that a luthier is looking for for a particular project.
text: American people trust it since ancient time not only because the tree is domestic to the country but also due to the fact that the wood is extremely strong and convenient to use.
text: Wood of oak is very strong and hard.
text: This wood is light weight but fairly strong, and open-pored
text: The tree is susceptible to breakage and can occur either at the crotch due to poor collar formation, or where the wood itself is weak and tends to break.
text: Chart: Wood can be very weak.