Myrtle

Myrtle

Myrtle is a shrubby plant that is also native to southern Europe. Since shrubs do not grow as straight as trees, wide trunks are rare.
Myrtle wood is very hard and has a high density of 0.95 g/cm3. Despite its hardness, myrtle is very easy to work with. Tools blunt only slightly, and planed surfaces take on a beautiful sheen. Drying is also easy, provided that the trunk does not have any strong interlocked grain, i.e., a burl-like structure.
The color of the wood ranges from light nut brown to reddish light brown. It has a beautiful sheen and a fine, compact texture with often twisted fibers.
 
 

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Translated from German to English via AI (DeepL).
Sources:
https://www.myrtus-communis.de/botanik/myrtenholz.html   Letzter Zugriff 12.05.2025
Fritz Kohl, 2012, „Furniere“, Seite 275  
Begemann, Helmut F., 1962, Lexikon der Nutzhölzer, Seite 567
Bilder:  "Templin Furnier e.K."