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Boring
Carving
Comments
Common Names
Countries of Distribution
Ease of Drying
Family Name
Grain
Heartwood Color
Luster
Mortising
Moulding
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Planing
References
Regions of Distribution
Response to Hand Tools
Routing & Recessing
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Silica Content
Texture
Trade Name
Turning

Scientific Name
Cornus peruviana

Trade Name
Dogwood

Family Name
Cornaceae

Wood Image 1

Wood Image 1

Common Names
Dogwood

Regions of Distribution
Latin America

Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP]
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

Heartwood Color
Brown
Purple
Red
Reddish brown
Greenish to greyish
Brown


Sapwood Color
Brown
White to yellow
Well defined
Pinkish


Grain
Even
Straight

Straight


Texture
Fine
Uniform
Even or uniform
Fine


Luster
Low
Lustrous


Natural Durability
Durable
Moderately durable


Silica Content
Siliceous


Ease of Drying
Reconditioning Treatement
Little degrade


Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring
Fairly easy to very easy


Carving
Fairly Easy to Very Easy


Mortising
Fairly Easy to Very Easy


Moulding
Fairly Easy to Very Easy


Planing
Fairly Easy to Very Easy


Response to Hand Tools
Easy to machine


Routing & Recessing
Fairly Easy to Very Easy


Turning
Fairly Easy to Very Easy


Numerical Data
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References
Oxford School of Forestry