135 x 20 kiln dried Larch panel  tounge and groove with V     price per square metre

  Commonly thought of only to be suitable for fencing, gates and other exterior applications. Consideration should be given for selected stock to be used more readily in furniture and interior high class joinery work. The diminishing supply of Reclaimed Pitched Pine has increased the demand for a readily available substitute. Although not the same, Larch is the nearest commercially available species. It is a very attractive softwood available in long and wide specifications. It’s only real problem is the occurrence in some boards of dead knots which sometimes have a tendency to fall out of the board. It is also proving very popular for flooring. Normally sawn to order and can be available quickly from the round log to kiln dried boards.

This is a softwood, the resinous heartwood is pale red-brown to brick red in colour, with uniform texture, it is the only European deciduous conifer. Weight about 590 kg/m3 (37lb/ft3); specific gravity 0.59.
Mechanical properties: Air dried timber is about 50% harder than Baltic Redwood and slightly stronger in bending strength and toughness, with similar properties in crushing and impact strengths.

Seasoning: Larch dries fairly rapidly with a tendency to distort and for knots to split and loosen. It may be kiln dried very satisfactorily. There is small movement in service.

Working properties: Works well with most hand and machine tools but knotty material can cause severe blunting of cutting edges. It saws and machines cleanly in most operations although loosened knots may be troublesome. Nailing causes splitting and pre-boring is essential. It takes stain, paint or varnish well.