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Black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) - wood structure and machinability

2001

Torelli, N. (Slovenian Forestry Inst., Ljubljana (Slovenia))

An outline is given of the wood anatomy of black-alder-wood (Alnus glutnosa) with particular emphasis on pith flecks and secondary changes in wood. Quality of planing, shaping, sanding, boring, turning, nail- and screwsplitting according to ANSI/ASTM and Davis (1962) was tested and compared with beech-wood (Fagus silvatica). Red alder machines easily. Pith flecks are considered to be a decorative feature. The most serious specific defect of alder-wood is the "red heart" (discolored wood) in the stem core.

AGROVOC Keywords

alnus glutinosa anatomie du bois defectos de la madera propiedades de la madera travail du bois uses usos utilisation wood anatomy wood defects wood properties woodworking

Bibliographic information

Published in

Les (Slovenia)

Volume 53 Issue 12 ISSN 0024-1067

Pagination

pp. 424-429

Other Subjects

Defaut du bois; Elaboracion de la madera; Propriete du bois; Anatomia de la madera

Language

Slovenian

Note

Summaries (En, Sl)

3 tables; 9 ill., 24 ref.

Translated Title

Crna jelsa (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) - lesna zgradba in obdelavnostne lastnosti

Type

Summary

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