Description
- -Height : Currently: 20 ‘, originally 60-90’ (Max.120 ‘)
-Diameter : Currently 4 “, originally 3’-4 ‘(Max.7’)
-Lifespan :
– Growth : - -Weight : 2.50 lbs / bft
-Hardness : 540 lbs
-Color : pale greyish brown to brown, darkens with age
-Sapwood : Almost white, darken with age
-Grain : Straight, sometimes spirals
-Texture : Coarse, low to medium gloss
-Machining : Hand tools and machine tools very easy
-Sawmilling : Quite difficult
-Blunting : Light
-Molding : Good
-Planing : Quite difficult
-Shaping : Medium
-Turning : Very good
-Boring : Very good
-Mortising : Good
-Sanding : Good
-Polishing :
-Finishing : Excellent
-Bending : Medium to low
-Nailing : Medium (Pre-drilling)
-Gluing : Excellent
-Stability:
-Durability: Very good
-Environment: Introduced from Asia in New York in 1904, the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica that dissolves more than 4 billion chestnuts in less than 50 years
-Uses : Lumber, tanning extract, furniture, coffins, plywood, poles, railway sleepers, pulp & paper, shingles, barrels, mine shafts
-Precautions:
-Budgetary price : High
