Larch
Denominación.
• Scientific name: Larix decidua Mill
• Spanish: Larch, European larch
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Light yellowish.
• Heartwood: Reddish brown.
• Fiber: Right.
• Grain: Thin to medium.
• Characteristic Singularities: Small, healthy or very abundant saltadizos knots.
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Moderately Impregnable (highly variable)
• Heartwood: Non-impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: Easy, except if it has excess resin. Hard knots sometimes jumping.
• Drying: Fast with risk of fendas.
• Planning: Easy, except risk of resin bottling.
• Gluing: Well, except when there is resin.
• Nailing and screwing: Tending to crack, it needs predrillings. Resistant to starting.
• Finish: No problems except when there is resin.
Applications
• Carpentry to assemble. Laminated wood.
• Interior carpentry of coatings, floors; friezes; fences, pre-fences. mouldings, skirting boards.
• Exterior carpentry of holes: Doors and windows.
• Auxiliary construction.
• Decorative plates.
• Urban furniture.
Mechanical properties
• Resistance to static flexion 990 kg/cm2
• Elasticity module 138,000 kg/cm2
• Resistance to compression 550 kg/cm2
