Picea obovata, the Siberian spruce, is a spruce native to Siberia, from the Ural Mountains east to Magadan Oblast, and from the Arctic tree line south to the Altay Mountains in northwestern Mongolia.
Easy to work, as long as there are no knots present. Glues and finishes well, though it can give poor (blotchy and inconsistent) results when being stained due to its closed pore structure. A sanding sealer, gel stain, or toner is recommended when coloring Spruce.
The spruce wood is the member of the Pinaceae plant family. This wood is found in mountain regions like central, northern, and southern Europe. Spruce wood is also known as red spruce.
The advantages of spruce wood are mentioned below:
Advantages/Pros
Affordable: The spruce wood is available in market at low rates due to this reason the spruce wood is one of the popular material which is used for making the furniture.
Appearance: The spruce wood appear to be bright in color. With the span of time the color of the spruce wood changes to reddish-white and the wood darken to yellow-brown.
Grain: This type of wood has a clear structural surface and has an excellent striped grains.
Resinous Wood: This type of wood is resinous and the straight cross section are seen clearly from the resin channels.
Weight: This type of wood is having a light weight.
High quality sawing, exact dimensions.
Description
High-quality boards graded according GOST 26002-83 1-4.
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