Treoir speicis
Roghnaigh an t-adhmad sula roghnaíonn tú an leac adhmaid.
An chuma atá ar gach adhmad, cé chomh crua agus cobhsaí is atá sé, conas a iompraíonn sé ag an mbinse agus cad atá i stoc anois. Scag de réir do thionscadail, ansin oscail speiceas le haghaidh sonraí.
Liostaíonn KORENA 19 leac chrua-adhmaid fhíoraithe, agus tógtar grianghraif agus tomhais de gach ceann sula liostaítear í, lena speiceas, toisí agus bunáitíocht deimhnithe, agus seoltar iad ó chlóis adhmaid chomhpháirtíochta san AE.
Fásta san AE9 i stocJuglans regia
European Walnut
Warm chocolate-brown hardwood with straight to wavy grain. Works cleanly, finishes beautifully, and reads as the maker's wood across European studios.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Éasca
9 i stoc · ó €213.84
Fásta san AE6 i stocQuercus robur
European Oak
The default European hardwood for furniture, joinery and architectural slabs. Open grain, calm colour, predictable behaviour at the bench.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Measartha
6 i stoc · ó €384.00
Allmhaire den scoth4 i stocSamanea saman
Saman
Metre wide single piece slabs that stay flat, because it moves less than half as much as oak. The one tropical species KORENA lists.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
An-chobhsaí
Oibriú
Éasca
4 i stoc · ó €1,200.00
- Pinus halepensisFásta san AE
Pinus halepensis
Aleppo Pine
The pine of dry Mediterranean coasts. Irregular, resinous and awkward to machine, with the lowest measured shrinkage of anything KORENA lists.
Cobhsaíocht
An-chobhsaí
Oibriú
Dúshlánach
Tagairt
Allmhaire den scothPrunus serotina
Black Cherry
The cabinet-maker's favourite. Easy to machine, ages beautifully into a deep reddish-brown.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
An-éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AERobinia pseudoacacia
Black Locust / Robinia
Class 1 durability from a tree that grows in Europe. One of the only EU-native options that survives outdoors untreated, and a credible domestic answer to tropical exotics like teak.
Cruas
An-chrua
Cobhsaíocht
Cobhsaí
Oibriú
Dúshlánach
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPinus nigra
Black Pine
A pale timber from a dark tree. Works like Scots Pine, stays lighter with age, and moves less than any pine here.
Cruas
Measartha bog
Cobhsaíocht
Cobhsaí
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPopulus nigra
Black Poplar
The lightest hardwood KORENA lists, and the one most often blamed for a fault that belongs to the blade.
Cruas
Bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Dúshlánach
Tagairt
- Juglans nigraAllmhaire den scoth
Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
American Black Walnut is the chocolate-brown hardwood that built mid-century furniture. Imported into European yards as kiln-dried slabs, it works cleanly and finishes to a deep, warm tone that ages well.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Allmhaire den scothJuglans hindsii
Claro Walnut
California's figured walnut, and the wildest figure in the walnut family. Graft unions between English walnut and Hinds rootstock produce violet, gold and marbled patterns no other walnut can match.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Cobhsaí
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Allmhaire den scothPseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas Fir
Not a fir, and the stiffest softwood KORENA lists. Bold orange ring figure, structural strength, and a splinter you do not want to ignore.
Cruas
Measartha bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
- Ulmus proceraFásta san AE
Ulmus procera
English Elm
Rare salvaged hardwood with interlocked grain, wild figure, and exceptional steam-bending behaviour. Hard-won material with genuine craft heritage.
Cruas
Measartha bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Dúshlánach
Tagairt
Fásta san AEFraxinus excelsior
European Ash
Pale, ring-porous hardwood with bold grain and the best steam-bending behaviour in Europe. Strong and tough, but strictly interior use.
Cruas
Crua
Cobhsaíocht
Bogann go mór
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AEFagus sylvatica
European Beech
The workshop workhorse. Pale, dense, fine-textured hardwood with straight grain, and the wood that bends.
Cruas
Crua
Cobhsaíocht
Bogann go mór
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPrunus avium
European Cherry
A refined cabinet wood with fine, even grain that ages from pinkish-tan to a deep reddish-brown.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AELarix decidua
European Larch
The one European softwood that will sit outside untreated, and the most decorative of the group. Hardest conifer KORENA lists, at the cost of fighting resin at every stage.
Cruas
Measartha bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Dúshlánach
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPyrus communis
European Pear
Master-grade carving and cabinet wood with a fine even texture. Slab-size pieces are rare and prized when they appear.
Cruas
An-chrua
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
An-éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AETaxus baccata
European Yew
Rare, culturally significant, and exceptionally durable. Dramatic orange-red heartwood against cream sapwood, and the wood of the English longbow.
Cruas
Crua
Cobhsaíocht
An-chobhsaí
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AEAbies cephalonica
Greek Fir
A Greek mountain endemic with almost no published property data. Bought for provenance and rarity rather than performance figures.
Tagairt
Allmhaire den scothAcer saccharum
Hard Maple
The canonical butcher-block and kitchen-island wood. Pale, dense, food-safe, and hard-wearing. North American import, long established as a furniture-grade species through European channels.
Cruas
Crua
Cobhsaíocht
Bogann go mór
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AECarpinus betulus
Hornbeam
Pale, ruthlessly dense, and famously hard. The wood old joiners reached for when they needed plane bodies, mallet heads, and water-mill cogs that would not give up.
Cruas
An-chrua
Cobhsaíocht
Bogann go mór
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPlatanus × acerifolia
London Plane
Quartersawn London Plane reveals lacewood: large medullary rays catch the light in dense, scaly flecks. The slab's signature, and its whole reason for being on this list.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Bogann go mór
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPinus pinaster
Maritime Pine
The pine of the Atlantic coast and the Landes. The most resinous and least stable wood KORENA lists, with a bold coarse figure that suits rustic work.
Cruas
Bog
Cobhsaíocht
Beoga
Oibriú
Dúshlánach
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPicea abies
Norway Spruce
The most abundant conifer in Europe and the lightest slab material KORENA lists. Pale, even, easy at the bench, and soft enough that you should choose it deliberately.
Cruas
Bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Allmhaire den scothQuercus rubra
Red Oak
Harder than European oak and cheaper, with pores open enough to blow air through. An interior wood, and only an interior wood.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Beoga
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPinus sylvestris
Scots Pine
The most widely distributed pine on earth and the most forgiving wood in this catalogue to build with. Soft, knotty, and it ambers into something far better than it starts as.
Cruas
Bog
Cobhsaíocht
Beoga
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AEQuercus petraea
Sessile Oak
The other European oak. Sold beside Quercus robur without distinction, straighter grown, and slightly the better board for long clean lengths.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Beoga
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AEBetula pendula
Silver Birch
Harder than oak and stiffer than anything else KORENA lists, hiding behind a plain pale face. The best turning wood here.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AEAbies alba
Silver Fir
Spruce without the resin. The softest species in the KORENA catalogue, and the best softwood here for a painted finish.
Cruas
Bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AETilia cordata
Small-leaved Lime
The carving wood of Europe since the Gothic period. Uniform to the point of having no character at all, which is exactly the point.
Cruas
Measartha bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AECastanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut
A lighter, softer cousin of oak. Tannin-rich heartwood gives it real durability outdoors, but those same tannins react with iron, so fixings need to be stainless or brass.
Cruas
Measartha bog
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AEPinus cembra
Swiss Stone Pine
Alpine Zirbe. Chosen for its scent and its dense scatter of small dark knots rather than for any number on a strength table.
Tagairt
Fásta san AEAcer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Maple
Pale, lustrous European hardwood with a creamy near-white surface. Often quartersawn to bring out ray fleck, and prized in curly form for violin and cello backs.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Meánach
Oibriú
Éasca
Tagairt
Fásta san AEQuercus cerris
Turkey Oak
Harder than European oak and considerably cheaper, for one reason: it is difficult to dry. Buy it already stable and it is a bargain.
Cruas
Meánchrua
Cobhsaíocht
Bogann go mór
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
- Quercus albaAllmhaire den scoth
Quercus alba
White Oak
American white oak (Quercus alba) is a closed-pore hardwood with straight grain, coarse texture, and one of the best steam-bending records of any commercial species.
Cruas
Crua
Cobhsaíocht
Bogann go mór
Oibriú
Measartha
Tagairt
Fásta san AESorbus torminalis
Wild Service Tree
Probably the hardest wood in this catalogue, and certainly the rarest. Known in France as alisier and treated there as a fine fruitwood.
Cruas
An-chrua
Cobhsaíocht
Beoga
Tagairt
Cruas i gcoinne cobhsaíochta
Gach speiceas ar aon chairt. Níos faide ar dheis is ea is crua; níos airde is ea is lú a bhogann sé leis na séasúir. Tá píosaí i stoc do phoncanna líonta.
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