{"id":6775,"date":"2012-02-06T12:18:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T18:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=6775"},"modified":"2020-12-29T05:16:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T10:16:45","slug":"sweet-chestnut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/sweet-chestnut\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Chestnut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_6795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6795\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6795\" title=\"Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"#pics\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-424\" title=\"View More Images Below\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/down-arrow.png\" alt=\"View More Images Below\" width=\"196\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"The Common Name lists the name(s) that most laypeople use when talking about the wood. It can sometimes be vague, because there are some instances where two different species of wood are called by the same common name. This field may also include trade names that are used by wood dealers to help sell the wood by making it sound more attractive.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/common-name\/\"><strong>Common Name(s):<\/strong><\/a> Sweet Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, European Chestnut<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a id=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"In contrast to a wood\u2019s common name, using the scientific or botanical name is a much more precise way of referencing wood: the only downside is that it\u2019s Latin, and doesn\u2019t make much sense to most English-speaking people. The name is listed in two parts: [\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/scientific-name\/\" name=\"\"><strong>Scientific Name:<\/strong><\/a> Castanea sativa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"The distribution indicates the location(s) where the tree is commonly found; that is, where it naturally grows. Additional source data will be included on a wood species if it is commonly grown on a plantation or is harvested from some other non-native area.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distribution\/\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/a> Europe and Asia Minor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Beyond just giving a good visualization of how large the tree of a given wood species grows, (in height and diameter), these measurements can also help to give an idea of what size boards\/lumber is available.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/tree-size\/\"><strong>Tree Size:<\/strong><\/a> 100-120 ft (30-37 m) tall, 5-7 ft (1.5-2.0 m) trunk diameter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a title=\"This is a measure of a wood\u2019s weight in relation to a preset volume. Usually it\u2019s pounds per cubic foot (lbs\/ft3), or in metric units: kilograms per cubic meter (kg\/m3). However, a wood\u2019s weight will also greatly depend on it\u2019s moisture content (MC); all readings are standardized to reflect the weight at a 12% moisture content.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/average-dried-weight\/\">Average Dried Weight:<\/a><\/strong> 37 lbs\/ft<sup>3<\/sup> (590 kg\/m<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a title=\"Technically, specific gravity is a measure of the ratio of a wood\u2019s density as compared to water. (So if a wood is of the same density as water, the specific gravity would be 1.00.) The first number is the basic specific gravity, based on the botanical standard of ovendry weight and green volume. The second number is meant for woodworkers, and is simply a snapshot of the wood\u2019s specific gravity at 12% MC, (that is, both 12% MC weight and volume).\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/specific-gravity\/\">Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):<\/a><\/strong> .50, .59<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"The actual number listed is the amount of pounds-force (lbf) or newtons (N) required to imbed a .444 inch (11.28 mm) diameter steel ball into the wood to half the ball\u2019s diameter. This number is given for wood that has been dried to a 12% moisture content, unless otherwise noted.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/janka-hardness\/\"><strong>Janka Hardness:<\/strong><\/a> 680 lb<sub>f<\/sub> (3,010 N)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Modulus of rupture, frequently abbreviated as MOR, (sometimes referred to as bending strength), is a measure of a specimen\u2019s strength before rupture. It can be used to determine a wood species\u2019 overall strength; unlike the modulus of elasticity, which measures the wood\u2019s deflection, but not its ultimate strength. (That is to say, some species of wood will bow under stress, but not easily break.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-rupture\/\"><strong>Modulus of Rupture:<\/strong><\/a> 10,360 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> (71.4 MPa)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"In the simplest terms, the modulus of elasticity (MOE) measures a wood\u2019s stiffness, and is a good overall indicator of its strength. Technically it\u2019s a measurement of the ratio of stress placed upon the wood compared to the strain (deformation) that the wood exhibits along its length.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-elasticity\/\"><strong>Elastic Modulus:<\/strong><\/a> 1,248,000 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> (8.61 GPa)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Sometimes known as compression strength parallel to the grain, this is a measurement of the wood\u2019s maximum crushing strength when weight is applied to the ends of the wood (compression is parallel to the grain). This number is a good indicator of the wood\u2019s strength in applications such as deck posts, chair legs, or other circumstances where the load being applied is parallel rather than perpendicular to the grain.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/crushing-strength\/\"><strong>Crushing Strength:<\/strong><\/a> 6,360 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> (43.8 MPa)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"This denotes how much the wood will shrink dimensionally when going from green to ovendry MC. This is a good overall indicator of the wood's stability when encountering changes in humidity.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/dimensional-shrinkage\/\"><strong>Shrinkage:<\/strong><\/a> Radial: 4.2%, Tangential: 6.9%, Volumetric: 12.6%, T\/R Ratio: 1.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-color-appearance\/\"><strong>Color\/Appearance:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Heartwood is a light to medium brown, darkening to a reddish brown with age. Narrow sapwood is well-defined and is pale white to light brown.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-grain-texture\/\">Grain\/Texture:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Grain is straight to spiral or interlocked. With a coarse, uneven texture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\"><strong>Endgrain:<\/strong><\/a> Ring-porous; 2-4 rows of large, exclusively solitary earlywood pores, numerous small latewood pores in dendritic arrangement; tyloses common; growth rings distinct; rays not visible without lens; apotracheal parenchyma diffuse-in-aggregates (short lines between rays).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-durability\/\">Rot Resistance:<\/a><\/strong> Rated as durable to very durable, though\u00a0susceptible\u00a0to insect attack.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-workability\/\"><strong>Workability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Overall easy to work with both hand and machine tools. Chestnut splits easily, so care must be taken in nailing and screwing the wood. Due to its coarse\u00a0texture, turning is mediocre. Glues, stains, and finishes well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-odor\/\">Odor:<\/a><\/strong> No characteristic odor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\"><strong>Allergies\/Toxicity:<\/strong><\/a> Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Sweet Chestnut has been reported as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/#sensitizer\">sensitizer<\/a>, causing\u00a0skin irritation. See the articles\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\">Wood Allergies and Toxicity<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-dust-safety\/\">Wood Dust Safety<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-pricing-availability\/\"><strong>Pricing\/Availability:<\/strong><\/a> No data available.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species\/\"><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong><\/a> This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Common Uses:<\/strong><\/span> Furniture, veneer, and carvings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Comments:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0This tree is widely cultivated for the edible seeds which it produces.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/related-species\/\"><strong>Related Species:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/american-chestnut\/\"><strong>American Chestnut<\/strong> (Castanea dentata)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wormy-chestnut\/\">Wormy Chestnut<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/related-articles\/\"><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">None available.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Scans\/Pictures: <\/strong>A special thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/about\/#steve\">Steve Earis<\/a> for providing the veneer sample of this wood species.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6795\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6795\" title=\"Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Chestnut (sanded)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6796\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-sealed-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6796\" title=\"Sweet Chestnut (sealed)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-sealed-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Chestnut (sealed)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-sealed-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-sealed-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-sealed-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweet-chestnut-sealed-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Chestnut (sealed)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Common Name(s): Sweet Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, European Chestnut Scientific Name: Castanea sativa Distribution: Europe and Asia Minor Tree Size: 100-120 ft (30-37 m) tall, 5-7 ft (1.5-2.0 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs\/ft3 (590 kg\/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .50, .59 Janka Hardness: 680 lbf (3,010 N) Modulus of Rupture: 10,360 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