Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 3 Mean values for color parameters (and their standard deviations) of densified beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea Abies L. Karst) veneer samples (L*: lightness; a*: red/green color coordinate; b*: yellow/blue color coordinate; C*: color saturation; h°: hue)
Species | Treatment | L* | a* | b* | C* | h° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beech | Control | 73.93 (0.58) | 7.30 (0.38) | 23.58 (0.75) | 24.69 (0.82) | 1.27 (0.01) |
60 s | 58.72 (1.17) | 8.24 (1.17) | 28.57 (1.40) | 29.80 (1.28) | 1.28 (0.07) | |
90 s | 56.69 (2.62) | 9.70 (2.62) | 25.90 (1.15) | 27.73 (0.71) | 1.21 (0.08) | |
300 s | 59.25 (1.72) | 5.72 (1.72) | 28.87 (1.40) | 29.45 (1.29) | 1.37 (0.03) | |
Norway spruce | Control | 80.75 (0.60) | 2.93 (0.27) | 21.14 (0.52) | 21.34 (0.54) | 1.43 (0.01) |
60 s | 65.82 (0.78) | 4.11 (0.37) | 34.46 (1.09) | 34.71 (1.08) | 1.45 (0.01) | |
90 s | 65.70 (1.56) | 4.35 (0.61) | 35.82 (1.87) | 36.09 (1.93) | 1.45 (0.01) | |
300 s | 64.09 (0.78) | 4.63 (0.60) | 34.50 (1.20) | 34.82 (1.24) | 1.43 (0.01) | |
480 s | 63.59 (0.91) | 4.56 (0.54) | 33.28 (0.92) | 33.60 (0.97) | 1.43 (0.01) |