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Blunting Effect Boring Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Silica Content Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Aningeria dombeyi Trade Name Anegre Family Name Sapotaceae Common Names Anegre, Aniegre, Aningeria, Aningre, Aningueri blanc, Kali, Kararo, Landojan, Landosan, M'boul, Mukali, Mukanga, Muna, N'kali, Osan, Tanganyika nuss, Tutu Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zaire Common Uses Bent Parts, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wardrobes Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Generally in central Africa. Heartwood Color Brown Red Pink Same as sapwood Reddish brown Pale red to pink Darkens slightly upon exposure Sapwood Color Brown Pink Red Pale pink to reddish-brown Not always clearly demarcated from heartwood Grain Even Closed Figure Straight Wavy Fiddleback (figure) Mottled (figure) Occasionally wavy Mottled figure Generally straight, but not always Fiddleback figure Bee's Wing Even Texture Fine Coarse Medium Medium to coarse Fine Luster High Medium Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Non-resistant to termites Very little natural resistance Susceptible to attack by fungi and termites Odor Has a taste Odor similar to cedar No specific taste Silica Content Siliceous Sometimes siliceous Kiln Schedules T6-D4(4/4);T3-D1(8/4) US Schedule E; United Kingdom Drying Defects Discoloration Seasons without checking or twisting Prone to blue stain during initial stages of drying Ease of Drying Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Rapid extraction, conversion and drying is recommended Dries rapidly and well, with little degrade or defect Tree Size Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 50-60 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Comments Very similar properties Blunting Effect High to severe Blunting edges rapidly and severely due to silica content in material Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Adequate support is necessary when boring to prevent chipping Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Responds readily to sawing Gluing Fair to Good Results Good gluing properties Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Support material during mortising to prevent break out. Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Excellent Stability - Small Movement Retains shape well after seasoning Dimensionally stable Nailing Fair to Good Results Good nail holding properties Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Rather difficult to plane a smooth finish Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Moderately permeable to preservative treatment Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Responds well to hand tools but has moderate blunting on cutting edges Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good screwing properties Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Moderate steam bending characteristics Polishing Fair to Good Results Good finishing characteristics Fairly good polishing characteristics Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good staining qualities Strength Properties High weight High in density Hardness = medium Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Bending strength in the air-dried condition (about 12% moisture content) is medium, but lower than Mahogany, and much lower than White oak.Compression strength parallel to grain, or maximum crushing strength, is medium. It is lower in this property than Teak Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 7777 10287 psi Density 35 lbs/ft3 Hardness 974 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 4168 6007 psi Stiffness 1073 1142 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.4 0.39 Weight 50 34 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Volumetric Shrinkage 12 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 546 723 kg/cm2 Density 560 kg/m3 Hardness 441 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 293 422 kg/cm2 Stiffness 75 80 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.4 0.39 Weight 801 544 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. ITTO. 1986. Tropical Timber Atlas, Volume 1 - Africa. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT, 45bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-Marne Cedex, France.