Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana

Description
Jack pine is an indigenous species wich is avalable in abundant volumes from Quebec. It's slow growth and sound tight knot structure are such that it is highly suitable in knotty appeareance applications. Jack pine has excellent machining and glueing properties. It's texture and colour are such that it readily accepts all types of finishes.

Colour
Sapwood is nearly white in colour, the heartwood is often orange to light brown.

Texture
Medium and uneven. Grain generally straight

Common usage
Premium: DIY market, panelling, joinery/millwork, fencing (wane free), patio (5/4), furniture
N°2 & meilleur: Framing/Carcassing, flooring, industrial lumber, boards, doors, windows, bed frames
N°3: Pallets, crating, packaging


Carcassing
Jack Pine is also part of the SPF group for carcassing and structural application.

Machine properties in decreasing order of the overall porformance of 17 species*
Species
Planing
good to excellent
Sanding
excellent

Boring
brad point
good to excellent
Boring
multiple spur
good to excellent
Mortising
fair to excellent
Shaping
fair to excellent
Turning
fair to excellent
Average
Red pine
83
68
96
80
78
72
96
82
Yellow birch
89
52
98
86
56
78
100
80
Eastern white ceddar
71
94
100
68
56
60
98
78
Sugar maple
69
82
98
100
38
56
100
78
Jack pine
57
84
94
76
62
58
94
75
Trembling aspen
74
4
98
66
98
86
96
75
Tamarack
49
84
98
64
66
82
72
74
White birch
70
8
98
88
66
74
100
72
Black spruce
66
52
92
80
52
68
90
71
Eastern white pine
78
52
100
86
24
58
100
71
Red maple
63
40
92
98
42
50
100
69
Scots pine
66
40
96
80
36
70
94
69
Norway spruce
66
74
96
56
70
58
50
67
White spruce
67
52
92
50
44
74
62
63
Balsam fir
47
54
94
62
64
52
54
61
Sugi
91
66
96
54
24
60
30
60
Eastern hemlock
36
72
94
56
18
66
6
50
*Values are the pourcentage of tested specimens reaching the indicated performance.

Regular Canadian Rough Green Sizes - Boards
Nominal sizes (inches) Net sizes (inches) Net sizes (mm)
1" x 3" 7/8" x 2 3/4" 22 mm x 70mm
1" x 4" 7/8" x 3 3/4" 22 mm x 95 mm
5/4" x 3" 1 1/4" x 2 7/8" 32 mm x 73 mm
5/4" x 4" 1 1/4" x 3 7/8" 32 mm x 98 mm
5/4" x 5" 1 1/4" x 4 7/8" 32 mm x 123 mm
5/4" x 6" 1 1/4" x 5 7/8" 32 mm x 149 mm
Green rough sizes may vary from mills to mills and are available upon request

Canadian Kiln Dry Finish Sizes - Boards
Nominal sizes (inches) Net sizes D4S (inches) Net sizes - D4S (mm)
1" x 3" 3/4" x 2 1/2" 19 mm x 64 mm
1" x 4" 3/4" x 3 1/2" 19 mm x 89 mm

 Structural Dimensions For Rough Green Lumber
Dimensions nominales
(pouces)		 Dimensions nettes
(pouces)		 Dimensions nettes
(mm)
2" x 3" 1 11/16" x 2 3/4" 43 mm x 70mm
2" x 4" 1 11/16" x 3 3/4" 43