European Oak
Name
• Scientific name: Quercus robur L.; Q. petreae (Matts) Liebl
• Spanish: European Oak
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Light yellow
• Heartwood: Yellowish-brown to brown
• Grain: Straight
• Texture: Medium
• Characteristic defects: Small knots
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Not impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: No problems, except for its hardness.
• Drying: Slow. Risk of collapse and cracking.
• Planing: Typical of its hardness.
• Gluing: Problems with alkaline and acidic glues.
• Nailing and screwing: Easy, except for its hardness.
• Finishing: Risk of reaction with acidic products.
Applications
• Indoor and outdoor furniture.
• Interior and exterior joinery and cladding: Doors, windows, frames, decking, parquet flooring, wainscoting, moldings, stairs.
• Traditional timber framing
• Decorative veneers
• Laminated wood panels
• Barrels
• Structural joinery for roofs and floors of houses
• Decking
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 1070 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 115,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength (parallel): 580 kg/cm²
• Tensile strength (parallel): 1070 kg/cm²