SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS OF ORIENTAL BEECH AND SCOTS PINE WOODS HEAT-TREATED ABOVE 200°C

Heat-treated of Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis L.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) woods were carried out by hot air in an oven for 1, 3, and 5 hours at 205, 220, and 235 degrees C. After heat treatments, some surface properties such as color and gloss changes of both wood specimens were evaluated. Our results showed that heat treatment caused decrease in gloss values of Oriental beech and Scots pine wood specimens. Higher treatment temperature and duration resulted in higher gloss loss of wood specimens after heat treatments. Heat-treated wood became darker tonality, especially; it became more darkening after 3 and 5 hours heat treatments. Generally according to our results, Delta a* and Delta a* decreased after heat treatments. Oriental beech wood tended to become less reddish than Scots pine after heat treatments. Delta a*, Delta b* and Delta E* of heat-treated Oriental beech and Scots pine decreased with increasing treatment temperature and duration.