![]() ![]() ![]() This is a Scandinavian Redwood and many of the phone calls and emails we receive are asking how they can match new pine with old pine which more often than not is Scandinavian Red Pine.Īs the name suggests the wood has a reddish tinge and the older the wood, the more prominent this reddish tinge tends to be, so matching new, pale Softwood to Scandinavian Red Pine (for example matching new skirting to old floor boards) can be tricky but As anyone will know who’s lived in a Victorian house (and more modern houses), just about all the doors, window frames, stair cases and other permanent fixtures are made from pine and often a Genus called Pinus Sylvestris. White Deal or Spruce is often used for the manufacture of the ‘budget furniture’ popular in our superstores.ĭuring Victorian times and in particular during the Industrial Revolution, there was a huge demand for pine with one of the main markets being for buildings. ![]() About 2% of our forests still remain and a lot of it is pine that is protected (thankfully), although Scots Pine is still ethically produced in some parts of Scotland, and a few other pockets of the UK still produce ethically grown pine often collectively called Deal or Softwood. The UK had large areas of pine trees offering a medium density wood that is ideal for manufacturing, but our supplies were mostly exhausted well before the Victorian era. They are incredibly dense and heavy and often not from renewable sources which is something we should all be aware of, but the quality has improved and the prices of Far Eastern furniture is generally unmatchable in Europe. Incidentally the Pines from The Far East are more of a hard wood than the soft pines we are used to. It is not as dense as the above 2 but it is great for machining and therefore widely used in furniture manufacturing although the European furniture industry is in decline since the more cost effective furniture is being imported from The Far East. It has distinctive large knots (and therefore large branches) and a strong, pleasant smell with a light, warm yellowy hue to it. Quebec Yellow PineĪs name suggests, this pine is from Quebec and indeed other parts of Canada. It is very pale in colour and also very consistent with small knots if there are any. It has small/no knots due to the trunk being so long before any branches appear (and as we all know the knots show where the branches of the tree were). It’s very cold there resulting in a slow grown timber, meaning it’s one of the strongest pines around but it’s also one of the more expensive ones. This is grown in the far north of Russia in an area called Angel. In other words there are lighter and darker ‘stripes’ in the wood. It is distinctive because it tends to have pinkish stripes running through it. This is a reasonably dense pine that is ethically grown so it’s a popular choice that is used worldwide. The most popular of these pines being used in Europe are Scandinavian Red Pine, Russian White Pine and Quebec Yellow Pine. Generally speaking, pines fall into 3 broad categories: red pine, white pine and yellow pine. Most countries have pine trees (there are up to 125 types of pine) and the difference in the timbers from various pine trees are enormous. The first thing to say is that names for pine are often confused and grouped together with names such as Deal, Pitch or Spruce. The first wood up for discussion is Pine or ‘Pinus’ as this species is known, but careful how you pronounce that one! There is so much pine used in The UK that it’s worth discussing it in detail. Wood Finishes Direct series we’ll be discussing different wood types. ![]()
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