Wood description:
Oak wood is very robust and hard, its colour is brownish-yellow. Its growth rings are well defined and on the radial surfaces there are some clear wide rays. The “ray fleck” ( medullary rays which score the radial surfaces ) is a common specific characteristic of oak wood.
Heartwood is particularly resistant even in the worse weather conditions ( strong alternation between dry and humid ) and to the wearing of time. The tannin juice of oak wood is known and credited to lend aroma to wine fermentation. European oak from Slavonia is deemed to be the best specie.
Sapwood: yellow creamy-white
Heartwood: from brownish-yellow to dark-brown

Histological structure:
Grain: straight, sometimes less regular close to the branch origin;
Texture: medium to coarse.

Permeabilty:
permeable sapwood, impermeable heartwood.

Characteristic defects:
Small knots;
Coming into contact with ferrous metals in humidity conditions it is inclined to get stained;
Possible localized grain deviations.

Working properties:
Sawing: trouble free, but with special attention to its considerable hardness;
Drying: it dries slow due to the risk of warp, collapses and internal checks;
Planing: easy;
Glueing: easy, but alkaline and acid glues are to be avoided;
Nailing and screwing: trouble free;
Finishing: trouble free, with risk of reaction to acid products.

Main uses:
High class joinery and furniture for interiors and exteriors;
Flooring, ceiling, doors;
Decorative veneering
Boat building;
Panelling.

Mechanical properties:
Tensil strength : 1070 kg/cm²
Compressive strength : 580 kg/cm²

Specific weight :
green 1080 kg/m³
dried 780 kg/ m³