Pino Silvestre
Name
• Scientific name: Pinus sylvestris L.
• Common names in Spanish: Scots pine, Valsain pine, red pine, northern pine
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Pale yellow
• Heartwood: Reddish
• Grain: Straight
• Texture: Medium to fine
• Characteristic defects: Small to large, sound, and moderately frequent loose knots. Small resin pockets.
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Slightly to not impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: Easy, no problems
• Drying: Easy and fast. Minimal risk of cracking and warping.
• Planing: Easy.
• Gluing: Easy.
• Nailing and screwing: Easy.
• Finishing: Easy.
Applications
• Interior and semi-exterior joinery and cladding: Doors, windows, flooring, wainscoting.
• Interior and semi-exterior structural joinery.
• Rustic and youth furniture.
• Auxiliary construction (props, formwork).
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 1057 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 94,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength (parallel): 406 kg/cm²
• Tensile strength (parallel): 1020 kg/cm²
To be considered
- Slow-growing wood.
- In some parts of Spain, they are called "Flanders"