Evaporated beech

TECHNICAL FEATURES
Alburnum and duramen are not differentiated, but sometimes alburnum looks darker (false duramen). The texture is fine, with a mainly straight fibre. Beech is not very resistant against fungus’ attacks, especially if it is stored in moist places; in this case the structure of the wood could be subjected to an alteration known as “simmering” (simmered beech).

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
The processing of evaporated beech is very light to be carried out: you can easily saw, lathe and bend it. The joints with nails and screws hold tight, but it is better to make a preventive perforation. Beech is largely employed in carpentry, cabinet-making and handicraft. You can lathe it, bend it and paint it. It can be used to make various farm tools, lasts, gunstocks, shuttles etc. It is also widely used for bending chairs.

EVAPORATED BEECH
Beech can also be subjected to an evaporating process in order to improve its flexibility and to minimize its movements. This operation gives evaporated beech a special brown-reddish colouration.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
Alburnum and duramen are slightly differentiated through a light or pale brown colour, which tends to darken during the seasoning. Some logs present irregular dark striations: this kind of wood is called OLIVE ASH and it is employed for decorations. It is characterized by a straight fibre and a quite coarse texture.

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
You can easily work with ash; you can smooth and paint it satisfactorily. Its flexibility and resistance make it particularly suitable for the realization of handles, furnishings and sport tools. Moreover it can be very well bent. It can be painted and is therefore used in the making of bright-coloured furniture.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
Black Alder is the most commonly used in carpentry, while Green, White and Neapolitan Alder are less employed because of the little dimensions of the tree. Alburnum is not precisely differentiated from duramen, which is white or red-orange just after being cut, but it gets darker when exposed to light. It often presents brown nuances at the centre of the log. It has a straight fibre and a fine, uniform texture. This wood does not resist to fungus’ and insects’ attacks, but it is extraordinarily water-resistant.

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
No particular difficulties arise when you work it with the usual tools; you can easily carve and lathe it, glue, nail and screw it. It can also be simply smoothed and painted. It is employed for the construction of pile-structures in submerged areas, for carpentry, boxing, barrels, various lathed items, clogs, plywood and panels.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
Alburnum and duramen are well differentiated: the former is narrow, with a light yellowish-grey colour; the latter looks reddish-brown, sometimes dark, and it turns considerably darker at light exposure. This wood is very decorative and it is considered one of the best European types of wood for furniture. It is mid-heavy and hard, very resistant to pressure, but less resistant to traction, and it is enough resilient.

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
Generally it is not hard to be worked; its surface can be perfectly finished. Every kind of joints, with glue, nails or screws, holds tight; you can lathe, shear or exfoliate it. It is widely employed in the furniture industry. It is especially demanded for the production of furnishings, chairs, flooring, railways and sport accessories.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
The wood is differentiated: alburnum looks yellowish, while duramen looks brown and it is characterized, in its radial sections, by medullary rays known as “mirrorings”. Its fibre is straight, yet quite irregural and its texture is coarse. Duramen is particularly resistant to the worst weather conditions (alternation of dry and moist climates) and to wear and tear.

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
It has always been the most employed wood in every productive sector, from naval to civil constructions, from cartwright to furniture; for piles (even under water), barrels, flooring, railway sleepers, etc. Joints with nails and screws hold tight, but we reccomend a preventive perforation. It can be worked and painted without any particular problems.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
Alburnum and duramen are not much differentiated. Just after the cut, the wood looks white but then it tends to darken, assuming a colour between yellow and brownish-yellow. It has a straight fibre and a fine, silk-like texture; it is easily attacked by fungus and it only partially resists to woodworms.

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
It is a soft wood and you can work it simply with the usual tools; it can be well lathed and carved. The joints with glue, screws and nails hold tight and no preventive perforation is required. You can easily smooth and paint it with excellent results. It is particularly suitable for carving, inlaying and minute carpentry. It is employed to produce clogs, toys, frames, musical instruments, brushes, artificial limbs, etc…

TECHNICAL FEATURES
Alburnum and duramen are slightly differentiated; the wood is almost white or yellowish-white. It turns considerably yellow because of light and air. It is not very durable but it can be easily imbued with the common antiseptic substances.

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
This wood can be easily worked and it provides a bright and compact surface. You can perfectly lathe, glue, nail, paint and polish it without any difficulty. It is employed in carpentry and cabinet-making for the construction of furnishings and of all those items where its beautiful colour and its very decorative marbling stand out. It is also used by lutists to make suondboxes for musical instruments.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
Alburnum and duramen are slightly differentiated. Alburnum is narrow and yellowish, while duramen gets more and more rose-brown because of seasoning. The wood obtained from the quarter looks beautifully bright and is similar to the reflex of maple wood. The fibre is straight and the texture is medium. Generally it can be easily smoothed and it could even become as vivid as silk.

MAIN USES AND PROCESSING
It is commonly employed in fine cabinet-makings, for musical instruments, pipes and naval constructions; moreover it is largely used for furnishings, in particular for high-quality furniture.

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