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The main species of wood around us



Bouleau

Birch

Sapwood not distinct, fine grain. Sometimes presence of counter-grain, which gives a popular figuration in veneers. Half-hard and half-heavy. Alterable.



Châtaignier

Chestnut

Perfect wood having the appearance of oak, but duller in color and without mesh. Semi-fine grain, straight grain, heterogeneous structure. Sapwood differentiated, whitish, very thin. half-hard, half-heavy. Perfect wood very durable in bad weather but subject to particular heat damage.



Chêne

Oak

Perfect wood strongly meshed on quarter. Coarse grain, straight grain. Heterogeneous structure. Distinct whitish sapwood, medium to hard, medium to heavy. Excellent mechanical resistance Very durable heartwood, but the sapwood must be removed or treated.



Douglas

Douglas

Heartwood very heterogeneous and veined, resinous. Sapwood distinct, pale. Half-hard, half-heavy. Durable perfect wood.



Epicéa

Spruce

Straight grain wood. Sapwood not distinct. Tender and light. Moderately durable wood.



Erable

Maple

Sycamore Maple, Plane Maple

Perfect wood. Generally straight grain. Fine grain. Homogeneous wood. Heartwood differentiated sapwood. Hard and medium-weight. Mechanical properties similar to those of oak. Unsustainable wood.



Frêne

Ash

Straight wire. Fairly coarse grain. Very heterogeneous structure. Sapwood not distinct. Hard, medium-heavy. Unsuitable for outside jobs. Unsustainable wood.



Hêtre

Beech

Fine to very fine grain. Homogeneous structure. Straight wire. Sapwood usually indistinct. Half-hard, half-heavy. Fairly unsustainable.



Merisier

Birch

Perfect wood. Generally straight grain, very fine grain. Semi-homogeneous structure. Sapwood differentiate. medium-hard, medium-heavy. Good resistance like all fruit trees. Moderately durable wood.



Noyer

Walnut

Perfect wood. Often irregular grain, fine grain. Used mainly in the form of veneers.



Olivier

Olive tree

Sapwood not distinct. Very hard and heavy wood. Good mechanical resistance. Sustainable.



Orme

Elm

Perfect wood. Very uneven yarn. Coarse and irregular grain. Heterogeneous structure. Sapwood differentiate. Hard and quite heavy. Moderately durable.



Peuplier

Poplar

Generally straight grain. Regular fine grain. Homogeneous structure. Sapwood from distinct to not distinct depending on the species. Not durable.



Pin maritime

Maritime pine

Perfect wood. More or less straight wire. Very resinous and heterogeneous wood. Undifferentiated sapwood. Hard and heavy. Durable wood, very durable if gemmed.



Pitchpin

Pitch pin

Perfect wood. Fairly straight wire. Differentiated sapwood. Hard and heavy wood. Excellent mechanical properties. Very durable heartwood.



Sapin

Fir

Perfect wood. Fairly straight wire. Differentiated sapwood. Hard and heavy wood. Excellent mechanical properties. Very durable heartwood.



Sipo

Sipo

Perfect wood. Fairly fine grain. Very homogeneous texture. Differentiated sapwood. Quite tender and quite light. Fairly good mechanical resistance. Durable perfect wood.



Teck

Teck

Perfect wood. Rather coarse grain, straight fiber. Heterogeneous structure. Sapwood differentiate unusable. Half-hard and half-heavy. Average mechanical resistance. Resists fungi and insects.