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Some physical and mechanical properties of the Bednja abonos

1995; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

1847-1153

Slavko Govorčin, Tomislav Sinković,

Forest ecology and management

Oakwood buried in the ground, or abonos, is the wood which has been exposed for a very long time to the process of humidification under the influence of running water. It is black in colour due to the chemical reaction between the tanstuff in the wood and the contents of iron in the water. Besides this change in colour, there are some other significant alterations of the physical and mechanical properties of oakwood. Although some of its properties have changed for the worse compared to the recent oakwood, there is a great demand for the abonos oakwood, especially when used as veneer, interior furnishings and manufacture of precious furniture, parts of musical instruments and decorative woodwork.