Maritime Pine
- BOTANICAL NAME Pinus Pinaster Ait.
- OTHER NAMES Pino Gallego
- GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN Europe
- FAMILY Conifer
- DESCRIPTION OF WOOD – Sapwood: Yellowish white – Heartwood: Varies from yellow to red orange salmon – Fiber: Straight – Grain: Thick to medium – Characteristic defects: Knots healthy means large, abundant. Packed resin and wood body
Characteristics and mechanical behavior
Apparent density to 12% degrees of humidity: 530 kg/m3. It is a SEMI-SOFTWOOD.
Has a stable to changes in the moisture content is fairly nervous and is considered a slightly wooden. As for fungi is not durable.
- Sawing Regulate
- Screwed Good
- Toothbrushing Regulate, due to the knots and resin
- Molded Regulate, due to the knots and resin
- Turning Good
- Polishing Good
- Coating Good
- Glued Good, precisely because of the special glue resin
Main uses and applications
- Rustic furniture and interior juvenile
- Carpentry and wall voids
- Interior joinery: doors, platform, friezes, frames and pre
- Construction assistant: shoring and formwork
- Fine decorative plates
- Formwork
- Packaging
