Douglas Fir
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Botanical name | Chlorophora Excelsa |
Origin | West and East Africa |
Brief description | Colour: Golden-orange to light brown Grain: Interlocked Texture: Coarse but even |
Uses | Ship and boat building, interior and exterior joinery, laboratory benches, furniture making. Also piling and marine work, domestic flooring, plywood manufacture and decorative veneering |
Working properties | Works ok with hand and machine tools, nails, screws and glues well and finishes well once filled |
Durability | Very durable |
Density | 640 kg/m3 |
European Redwood
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Botanical name | Pinus Sylvestris |
Origin | Scandinavia and UK |
Brief description | Colour: Creamy white to yellow Grain: Varying from straight to interlocked Texture: Smooth |
Uses | General joinery, construction work, furniture, carcassing and house building |
Working properties | Works easily and well with both hand and machine tools, capable of a smooth clean finish |
Durability | Non-durable, requires preservative treatment if used externally |
Density | 550 kg/m3 |
Siberian Larch
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Botanical name | Larix Decidua |
Origin | Europe (Alps), the UK and Western Russia |
Brief description | Colour: pale red-brown to brick-red with clearing marked annual rings Grain: Straight Texture: Fine and uniform |
Uses | Doors and window frames, staircases and flooring, ship building. Also pit props and posts, boat planking and exterior work |
Working properties | Works well with hand and machine tools, nailing can cause splitting and pre-boring is essential, stains, paints and varnishes well |
Durability | Moderately durable |
Density | 590 kg/m3 |
Southern Yellow Pine
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Botanical name | Pinus Palustris |
Origin | Southern States of USA |
Brief description | Colour: Varies from pale straw to light reddish-brown Grain: Soft straight Texture: Very even |
Uses | Most versatile softwood suited to pattern making, carving, high-class joinery, general carpentry work, furniture, musical instruments, ship and boat building, light/medium construction, veneers (from selected logs) |
Working properties | Works very easily with hand and machine tools, finishes cleanly, nails, screws and glues and takes stains, paints and varnishes very well |
Durability | Non-durable |
Density | 390 kg/m3 |
Western Red Cedar
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Botanical name | Thuja Plicata |
Origin | The Northern Rocky Mountains and Pacific North-West |
Brief description | Colour: From a dark chocolate brown to a salmon pink, matures from reddish-brown to silver-grey (a finish often sought after by architects) Grain: Straight Texture: Rather coarse |
Uses | Cladding, shingles, external and internal joinery, glass house and shed manufacture |
Working properties | Works easily with both hand and machine tools, but care is needed to obtain the best results during mortising, planing and moulding. A good finish can be obtained, but cutters must be kept sharpened |
Durability | Durable |
Density | 390 kg/m3 |
Douglas Fir
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Botanical name | Chlorophora Excelsa |
Origin | West and East Africa |
Brief description | Colour: Golden-orange to light brown Grain: Interlocked Texture: Coarse but even |
Uses | Ship and boat building, interior and exterior joinery, laboratory benches, furniture making. Also piling and marine work, domestic flooring, plywood manufacture and decorative veneering |
Working properties | Works ok with hand and machine tools, nails, screws and glues well and finishes well once filled |
Durability | Very durable |
Density | 640 kg/m3 |
European Redwood
Available in standard or premium grade
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Botanical name | Pinus Sylvestris |
Origin | Scandinavia and UK |
Brief description | Colour: Creamy white to yellow Grain: Varying from straight to interlocked Texture: Smooth |
Uses | General joinery, construction work, furniture, carcassing and house building |
Working properties | Works easily and well with both hand and machine tools, capable of a smooth clean finish |
Durability | Non-durable, requires preservative treatment if used externally |
Density | 550 kg/m3 |
Siberian Larch
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Botanical name | Larix Decidua |
Origin | Europe (Alps), the UK and Western Russia |
Brief description | Colour: pale red-brown to brick-red with clearing marked annual rings Grain: Straight Texture: Fine and uniform |
Uses | Doors and window frames, staircases and flooring, ship building. Also pit props and posts, boat planking and exterior work |
Working properties | Works well with hand and machine tools, nailing can cause splitting and pre-boring is essential, stains, paints and varnishes well |
Durability | Moderately durable |
Density | 590 kg/m3 |
Southern Yellow Pine
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Botanical name | Pinus Palustris |
Origin | Southern States of USA |
Brief description | Colour: Varies from pale straw to light reddish-brown Grain: Soft straight Texture: Very even |
Uses | Most versatile softwood suited to pattern making, carving, high-class joinery, general carpentry work, furniture, musical instruments, ship and boat building, light/medium construction, veneers (from selected logs) |
Working properties | Works very easily with hand and machine tools, finishes cleanly, nails, screws and glues and takes stains, paints and varnishes very well |
Durability | Non-durable |
Density | 390 kg/m3 |
Western Red Cedar
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Botanical name | Thuja Plicata |
Origin | The Northern Rocky Mountains and Pacific North-West |
Brief description | Colour: From a dark chocolate brown to a salmon pink, matures from reddish-brown to silver-grey (a finish often sought after by architects) Grain: Straight Texture: Rather coarse |
Uses | Cladding, shingles, external and internal joinery, glass house and shed manufacture |
Working properties | Works easily with both hand and machine tools, but care is needed to obtain the best results during mortising, planing and moulding. A good finish can be obtained, but cutters must be kept sharpened |
Durability | Durable |
Density | 390 kg/m3 |