European Oak
Denominación.
• Scientific name: Quercus robur L; Q. petreae (Matts) Liebl
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood: light yelllow.
• Heartwood: varies from yellowish brown to brown.
• Fiber: straight.
• Grain: medium size.
• Characteristic defects: small knots.
Impregnation
• Sapwood: capable of being impregnated.
• Heartwood: no capable of being impregnated.
Mechanization
• Sawing process: no difficulties, excepting hardness.
• Drying process: slow. Risk of collapse and crack formation.
• Planing process: those ones are characteristics of its hardness.
• Gluing process: difficulties can arise from the use of alkaline glues and acid adhesives.
• Nailing and screwing process: easy, excepting its hardness.
• Finish: risk of reacting against acid products.
Applications
• Indoor and outdoor furniture.
• Interior and exterior Carpentry: Doors, windows, fences, flooring, parquet, friezes, mouldings, stairs.
• Traditional carpentry
• Decorative Veneers
• Structural carpentry in roofs and slabs of houses
• Decking
Mechanical properties
• Resistance to static flexion 1070 kg/cm2
• Elasticity module 115,000 kg/cm2
• Resistance to compression 580 kg/cm2
• Parallel tensile strength 1,070 kg/cm2
