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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Scientific Name Silica Content Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Turning Scientific Name Sacoglottis obovata Trade Name Hurihi Family Name Humiriaceae Common Names Hurihi, Huriki Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Guyana Common Uses Heavy construction Heartwood Color Brown Red Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Close Even or uniform Medium Natural Durability Non-resistant to powder post beetles Silica Content High Drying Defects Distortion Discoloration Ease of Drying Slowly End-Coating Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Tree Identification Bole/stem form is not buttressed Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect High to severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Nailing Easy to nail Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Polishing Satisfactory results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Fanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1