Olive tree is a special, almost magic tree. It is a long-lived, nearly immortal, lives for centuries, and after drying, of the old tree, the roots of seedlings emerge, develop sinuous gnarled tree, resistant to decay, and sometimes live thousand years and more. In Croatia there is no timber industry, which would produce something from olive tree, primarily because there is not enough raw materials, but also to the exceptional value of such products. In industry the most valuable is olive together with teak wood. It is of high hardness, strength and weight. Quite often it is used for making furniture in some Mediterranean countries, at a price that is very high compared to other wood species. Over 800 species of olive trees have different colors. It can be green, pink, purple, dark brown and even black.
Density: 820-930 kg/m3 at 10 - 12% moisture Radial shrinkage: 2.7% Tangential shrinkage: 4.7% Hardness: High Usefulness: Good Stability: Moderate Durability: Moderate Resistance to insects: Medium Treatment: Good, but due to the high density of wood required significant effort Paste: Well, if the surface is previously well cleaned Sanding: Hard, bent the fiber Varnish: Difficult
Tehničke osobine
Drvo masline je posebno, gotovo čudotvorno drvo. Ona je dugovječna, gotovo besmrtna živi stoljećima, a nakon sušenja starog stabla, iz korijena izbijaju mladice, razvijaju se kvrgava vijugava stabla, otporna na truljenje, pa ponekad dožive tisuću i više godina. U Hrvatskoj nema drvne industrije koja proizvodi nešto od maslinovog drveta, prije svega jer nema dovoljno sirovine, ali i zbog izuzetne vrijednosti takovih proizvoda. U industriji maslina je uz tikovinu najcjenjenije drvo, visoke je tvrdoće, izdržljivosti i težine. Dosta često se upotrebljava i za izradu namještaja u nekim mediteranskim zemljama, po cijeni koja je vrlo visoka u odnosu na ostale vrste drva. Maslina ima preko 800 vrsta, a boje mogu biti od zelene, ružičaste, ljubičaste, tamnosmeđe do crne.
Gustoća : 820 - 930 kg/m3 pri 10 - 12 % vlage Radijalno stezanje: 2,7% Tangencijalno stezanje: 4,7% Tvrdoča: Visoka Iskoristivost: Dobra Stabilnost: Umjerena Postojanost: Umjerena Otpornost na insekte: Umjerena Obrada: Dobra, ali zbog velike gustoće drva potreban je značajan trud Lijepljenje: Dobro, ako se površina prethodno dobro očisti Brušenje: Naporno, zbog svinutih vlakana Lakiranje: Dosta teško