(their traditional boat building wood)

Genus: "Quercus"       Species: "robur" (L.)

An extensive search of the world wide web results in more than one viewpoint in regard to Danish oak. Some sites reported that it was the same as English oak but others said it was separate and alone. It is known as 'Pedunculate oak'.
For the purpose of this website we are more interested in the woods woodworking characteristics such as 'shear factor', 'expansion and contraction', 'resistance to water' or 'resistance to deterioration' from fungus or other externals. Also the workability of the wood and its relationship to boat building are important.

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DENSITY
labratory dry 630-670-710 kg/m3
air-dryed ~12% 670-710-760 kg/m3
SHRINKAGE FROM TREE TO ABSOLUTELY DRY
radial 4%
tangential 7.8%
volume 12.2%
STRENGTH VALUES
tensile strength, along the fibers 90 MPa
compressive strength, along the fibers 53-65 MPa
bending stength, along the fibers 90-100 MPa
elasticity module, along the fibers 10000-13000Mpa
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
(A good indicator of the density and strength of wood)
ranges from 0.67 to 0.72.

 

 

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