Sweet Chestnut, or Castanea sativa, is a yellowish-brown hardwood often used in joinery and due to its durability in ground contact for fencing.
Chestnut Properties
| Botanical name: | Castanea sativa |
| Colour: | Yellowish-brown |
| Density: | 560kg/m3 |
| Working properties: | Good cutting, nailing and finishing. |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Thicknesses available: | 1″, 1 ¼”, 1 ½”, 2″, 2 ½”, 3″, 4″. |
| Width Range: | 4″ and wider sold from pack. Other specifications available to be sorted to order. |
| Durability: | Durable – long lasting with ground contact. |
| Preservative permeability: | Extremely resistant. |
| Dimension change in varying conditions: | Large. |
Chestnut Weight Calculator
Based on a weight of 560kg per cubic meter. Note this is an imprecise calculation as wood weight varies.
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