Louro Vermelho
Denominación.
• Scientific name: Ocotea rubra mez.
• Spanish: red louro, louro bermejo
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood grayish pink.
• Pinkish-brown heartwood.
• Slightly intertwined fiber.
• Medium grain.
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Moderately impregnable
• Heartwood: Non-impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: Easy
• Drying: Difficult
• Gluing: No problems
• Nailing and screwing: No problems
• Finish: Before applying finishing products make treatment with spouts.
Applications
• Interior and exterior carpentry.
• Furniture and joinery.
• Decorative plates.
• Plywood.
• Turning.
• Shipbuilding
Mechanical properties
• Resistance to static flexion 950 kg/cmw
• Elasticity module 107,000 kg/cm2
• Resistance to compression 490 kg/cm2
• Parallel tensile strength 40 kg/cm2
