Chestnut
Name
• Scientific name: Castanea sativa Mill
• Common name: Castaí±o (Chestnut)
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Yellowish-white
• Heartwood: Brown to salmon-brown
• Grain: Straight
• Texture: Medium
• Characteristic defects: Bird's-eye knots, onion ring.
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Not Impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: Easy, no problems
• Drying: Slow. Risk of collapse, cementing, and internal and external cracking
• Planing: Easy
• Gluing: Acidic wood, risk of reaction with alkaline glues
• Nailing and screwing: Pre-drilling required
• Finishing: Risks due to its acidity
Applications
• Rustic indoor and outdoor furniture.
Carpentry for openings and interior and exterior cladding: Doors, windows, flooring, wainscoting, moldings.
Structural carpentry, interior and exterior.
Decorative veneers.
Coopering.
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 710 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 100,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength (parallel): 460 kg/cm²
• Tensile strength (parallel): 1280 kg/cm²