Chilean Oak

This specie , native from Australia , has been successfully introduced in Chile.The wood is pale brown color with yellowish and reddish tints , some customers use this specie  as subtitute for Oak .

Uses:             furniture  ,  mouldings,  flooring .

Availability :    widely  available  in thickness 4/4 through 8/4

Price :            moderate

 

 

 

Relative  Working Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machining

Resistance to

Gluing

Resistance to

 

 

 

splitting and nailing

 

splitting in screwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good

 fair

 good

 Fair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chilean Oak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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