Chestnut
Everyone should be familiar with chestnuts, but it is not the horse chestnut, the typical chestnut found in Germany with its dense, hand-shaped leaves and copper-red fruits, that is used for veneer production, but the sweet chestnut. This tree prefers to grow in warmer regions of Europe. The sweet chestnut is also the tree that bears chestnuts as fruit.
The yellowish to dark brown heartwood is not weather-resistant, but it is very durable in water and resistant to fungal attack. It is not widely used in Europe, except in Italy and Spain, due to its dirty color. The high tannin content can cause reactions with metal.It is not particularly difficult to work with, but care should be taken during drying as the wood tends to crack and warp. It is easy to glue.
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Translated from German to English via AI (DeepL).
Sources: Begemann, Helmut F., 1962, Lexikon der Nutzhölzer, Seite 260-261
Bilder: "Templin Furnier e.K." Fritz Kohl, 2012, „Furniere“, Seite 93