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Blunting Effect Carving 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 Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing Product Sources References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Aspidosperma desmanthum Trade Name Araracanga Family Name Apocynaceae Common Names Alcarreto, Aracan, Araracanga, Ararauba, Chapel, Chaperna, Chichica, Copachi, Gavetillo, Jacamim, Kiantioutiou, Koumanti oudou, Kromanti, My lady, Parcouri montagne, Pelmax, Piquia marfim, Pumaquiro, Quillo caspi, Shibadan, Volador Regions of Distribution Central America, Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela Common Uses Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Crossties, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Turnery, Vehicle parts Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Primarily in the Amazon region, but may also be as far north as Mexico. Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Yellow Pink Sometimes has wide rose stripes upon exposure Light pinkish brown or pale yellowish brown or orange pale brown Bright orange red to reddish brown Sapwood Color White Grey Grayish white or beige Darkens upon exposure Blends into heartwood Grain Even Figure Irregular Straight Interlocked Straight to interlocked Irregular Texture Medium Even or uniform Uniform Medium Natural Durability Durable Heartwood has moderate natural resistance to decay Odor No specific smell or taste Kiln Schedules T7-B3 (4/4) US Suggested kiln schedule for species from Surinam Drying Defects Distortion End-checking, surface-checking, distortion and collapse are common defects Ease of Drying Thick Stock Requires Care Moderately Difficult to Difficult Requires care in drying Moderate drying rate is recommended Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Product Sources Timbers produced by Artocarpus species in the Philippines are reported to fall distinctly into a softer or harder class, which are known on the commercial market as Antipolo or Anubing, respectively. Wood in the Anubing class are reported to turn dark brown upon exposure, while wood produced by species in the Antipolo class tend to keep their original color. Blunting Effect Moderate Moderate blunting effect on cutting edges Carving Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good carving characteristics Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Responds very well to cutting Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Satisfactory gluing properties Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very easy to mortise Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very easy to accomplish moulding or shaping Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended Pre-boring recommended Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Permeability is variable, but generally low Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to Work Works easily with hand tools Sanding Fair to Good Results Satisfactory sanding properties Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very easy to turn Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Excellent polishing characteristics Strength Properties Very heavy Very dense Max. crushing strength = very high Hard Bending strength (MOR) = very high It is far stronger, for example, than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. Superior to Teak and probably Mahogany Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 13818 19125 psi Crushing Strength 1078 1225 psi Density 54 lbs/ft3 Hardness 2254 lbs Impact Strength 35 inches Maximum Crushing Strength 7311 11760 psi Shearing Strength 1793 psi Static Bending 9506 12348 psi Stiffness 2450 2567 1000 psi Toughness 169 inch-lbs Work to Maximum Load 8 19 inch-lbs/in3 Specific Gravity 0.64 0.65 Weight 68 53 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Volumetric Shrinkage 14 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 971 1344 kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 75 86 kg/cm2 Density 865 kg/m3 Hardness 1022 kg Impact Strength 88 cm Maximum Crushing Strength 514 826 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 126 kg/cm2 Static Bending 668 868 kg/cm2 Stiffness 172 180 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 194 cm-kg Work to Maximum Load 0.56 1.33 cm-kg/cm3 Specific Gravity 0.64 0.65 Weight 1089 849 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % References Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. 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Simpson, W.T. and J.A. Sagoe. 1991. Relative Drying Times of 650 Tropical Woods : Estimation by Green Moisture Content, Specific Gravity, and Green Weight Density. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-71, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Wangaard, F.F., W.L. Stern, and S.L. Goodrich. 1955. Tropical Woods - Properties and Uses of Tropical Woods, Volume V, No. 103. School of Forestry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.