Technical
Pine was chosen as a plantation species due to its robustness, excellent growth and versatility of its timber.
Pine is generally sold in dressed rather than sawn form and is widely available. It is one of the easiest timbers to work with as it stains and glues well, is easy to saw and has good nail holding capacity. It can also be cut, nailed, drilled and screwed with ordinary hand tools and is planer gauged for more accurate marking and jointing.
