Cypresses
Denominación.
• Scientific name: cupressus sempervirens • Spanish: cypress
, common cypress, xiprer, nekosta.
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood: light yellow
color • Heartwood: pink color and light tobacco when you age
• Fiber: straight although it can present irregularities if there are a large number of knots.
• Fine grain
Impregnation
• considered imputrescible and unassailable by insects and fungi.
Mechanization
• Sawing difficult due to the presence of knots and irregularity of the logs
• Gluing: without problems
• Nailing and screwing: requires previous drilling to avoid the cracking of the wood.
• Finish: no problems
Applications
• Exterior and interior carpentry.
• Veneers for decorative coatings.
• Torneria, inlay, sculpture.
• Shipbuilding.
• Ornamental motifs (hedges, windbreaks).
