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PZC Chatometry

A standard system to measure wood chatoyance

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Beech, European

Botanical NameFagus Sylvatica
Common NamesBeech, European
Number of sources18
Number of different logs24
Number of specimens59
Number of measurements183
Max PZC read (of all measurements)17.2
Min PZC read (of all measurements)7.7
Max PZC average on one log15.2
Min PZC average on one log8.3
PZC Average of all logs10.9
Summary table

Visualized Chatoyance examples (one each different log)

Log 1 (from Falegnameria Varesina) – PZC = 11.1
Log 2 (from [Source 9]) – PZC = 9.9
Log 3 (from [Source 7]) – PZC = 10.1
Log 4 (from [Source 3]) – PZC = 9.8
Log 5 (from [Source 14]) – PZC = 9.3
Log 6 (from P. Hinds) – PZC = 10.2
Log 7 (from Pollmeier) – PZC = 11.2
Log 8 (from [Source 1]) – PZC = 10.9
Log 9 (from [Source 24]) – PZC = 9.8
Log 10 (from [Source 27]) – PZC = 8.7
Log 11 (from Linea Legno) – PZC = 14.7
Log 12 (from Segheria Fabbro) – PZC = 9.3
Log 13 (from Segheria Fabbro) – PZC = 8.3
Log 14 (from Segheria Fabbro) – PZC = 11.8
Log 15 (from Segheria Fabbro) – PZC = 9.8
Log 16 (from Segheria Fabbro) – PZC = 11.3
Log 17 (from Segheria Fabbro) – PZC = 11.6
Log 18 (from P. Hinds) – PZC = 14.0
Log 19 (from [Source 45]) – PZC = 10.8
Log 20 (from [Source 46]) – PZC = 10.8
Log 21 (from [Source 50]) – PZC = 11.3
Log 22 (from [Source 70]) – PZC = 14.2
Log 23 (from [Source 79]) – PZC = 10.0
Log 24 (from [Source 25]) – PZC = 10.1

See also
EPOXY RESIN
QUARTERSAWN VS FLATSAWN ON EUROPEAN BEECH

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