Uses
- Hydraulic works (in marine environment)
- Cabinet making (luxury furniture)
- Interior/exterior joinery
- Bridge (in contact with the ground or water)
- Parquet (heavy or industrial)
- Vehicle or container bottom
- Stairs (interior)
- Sliced veneer
- Crossings
- Exterior cladding
- Shipbuilding (frame, planking and deck)
- Heavy carpentry
- Turned articles
- Seats
Wood Description
Color reference
red
Sapwood
quite distinct
Grain
Coarse
Contrefil
Slight
Physical Properties
Mushrooms
Class 1 - Highly durable
Termites
class D - durable
Class of employment
class 4 - in contact with soil or fresh water
Drying
Drying speed
normal to slow
Risk of deformation
absent or very low
Risk of cementation
no
Risk of chapping
absent or very low
Risk of collapse
no
Sawing and assembly
Suitability for slicing
not recommended or not interesting
Ability to decoil
good
Machining tools
with tungsten carbide
Nailing/ screwing
good fit, pre-drilled holes required
Gluing
correct
