Douglas fir
Description
Also called Oregon pine. It sapwood can be whitish to pale yellow and its heartwood is red brown for summerwood whereas springwood is softer and pinkish-yellow. Typically dry weight: 530kg/m3. Grows in Canada and in the USA, also introduced in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, France and Belgium.
Properties
It has a high crushing and stiffness strength, high bending strength and medium resistance to shock loads.
Uses
It produces more plywood than any other timber and vast quantities of veneer. Used also for building, domestic and factory flooring, interior and exterior joinery.
Red Cedar
Description
Also called Western Red Cedar. Straight and even grain with a coarse texture. Non resinous and with a cedar-like smell but it is not a true cedar. Typically dry weight: 370kg/m3. Grows in Canada, the USA, New Zealand and UK.
Properties
Very low resistance to shock loads and very low stiffness.
Redwood or Pine
Description
Typically, the heartwood is pale reddish-brown and clearly distinct from the paler, creamy-white sapwood. It is resinous and knotty, and its texture may be fine or coarse, depending on origin. Typically dry weight: 510kg/m3. Grows in Scandinavia, the UK and Russia.
Properties
It has low resistance to shock loads, low stiffness and a very poor steam-bending rating. It works well with both hand and machine tools.
Uses
Quality grades are used for furniture, joinery, turnery and vehicle bodies. Other grades are used for building, railway sleepers (railroad ties), telephone poles and piles. It is also rotary-cut for plywood and sliced for decorative veneers.
Whitewood (KD)
Description
Also called spruce. Ranges from near-white to a pale yellow-brown, with very little distinction between sapwood and heartwood. Typically dry weight: 470kg/m3. It grows in Europe, Canada and the USA.
Our range of products covers a large choice of dimensions imported from Romania, Austria, Sweden, Finland and Canada. Rough and S4S in different sizes.
Properties
Works well by hand and machine. Has low resistance to shock loads and low stiffness. Very poor steam-bending properties.
Uses
It is used for carpentry, interior construction and joinery, domestic flooring, pulp and paper, veneer and plywood.
