European Cherry
Denominación.
• Scientific name: Prunus avium L.
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood: light pink
• Heartwood: Pink to red
• Fiber: Straight
• Grain: Thin to very thin
• Singularities: Green as a result of chromogenic attacks
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Non-impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: No problems
• Drying: Easy if slow.
• Planning and other operations: No problems
• Gluing: Difficulties with hot acid tails
• Nailing and screwing: Easy.
• Finish: Easy.
Applications
• Furniture and fine interior cabinetry. Carving, turning, curved
furniture
• Interior Carpentry and wood panelling: Doors, flooring, parquet, friezes, mouldings.
• Decorative veneers
Mechanical properties
• Resistance to static flexion 980 kg/cm2
• Elasticity module 102,000 kg/cm2
• Resistance to compression 490 kg/cm2
• Tensile strength paralera 980 kg/cm2
