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Blunting Effect
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 Drying Rate
Nailing
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Odor
Planing
Polishing
Product Sources
References
Regions of Distribution
Resistance to Impregnation
Response to Hand Tools
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Screwing
Staining
Steam Bending
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Size
Veneering Qualities
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Common Names
Alcornoque , Arenillo, Baaka, Chintaquiro, Chontaquiero, Coeur dehors, Congria, Huasai-caspi, Kiabici, Sapupira, Sapupira da varzea, Sapupira do igapo, Sapupira preta, Sucupira, Sucupira preta, Tatabu, Zapan negro, Zwarte kabbes
Regions of Distribution
Central America, Latin America
Countries of Distribution
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Brazil, Columbia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Common Uses
Boat building (general), Brush backs & handles, Fine furniture, Flooring, Furniture, Interior trim, Joinery, Light construction, Railroad ties, Stairworks, Tool handles, Turnery
Environmental Profile
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| Status has not been officially assessed |
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Distribution Overview
Tropical South America, in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Surinam, and Venezuela.
Heartwood Color
| Brown |
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| Black |
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| Purple |
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| Red |
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| Dark brown |
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| Reddish brown |
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Sapwood Color
| White to yellow |
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| Clearly differentiated from the heartwood |
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Grain
Produces a very fine silver figure
Texture
| Medium |
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| Fine to medium |
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| Coarse |
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Natural Durability
| Susceptible to insect attack |
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| Moderately durable |
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| Perishable |
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| Non-resistant to powder post beetles |
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| Non-durable |
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| Non-resistant to termites |
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| Very durable |
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| Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) |
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| Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles |
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| Resistant to attack by dry-wood insects |
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| Naturally resistant to decay |
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| Highly resistant to attack by termites |
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| Durable |
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Odor
| No specific smell or taste |
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Drying Defects
| Splitting |
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| Checking |
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| Distortion |
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| Slight tendency to distort and check |
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Ease of Drying
| Slowly |
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| Fairly easy |
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| Dries slowly |
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Kiln Drying Rate
Tree Size
| Bole length is 10-20 m |
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| Sapwood width is 5-10 cm |
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| Tree height is 20-30 m |
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| Tree height is 30-40 m |
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| Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm |
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Product Sources
The ITTO reports that the species is a fairly important source for timber production, and that the material is exported on a regular but limited basis.
Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect
| Moderate |
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| Medium dulling effect on cutting edges |
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Cutting Resistance
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw |
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| Moderate to saw |
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Gluing
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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Nailing
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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| Pre-boring recommended |
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| Possible if prebored |
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| Difficult to nail |
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Planing
Sucupira is hard and typically contains interlocked grain, factors which are reported to combine to make it a rather difficult wood to plane and work in most woodworking operations
Resistance to Impregnation
| Resistant heartwood |
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| Resistant sapwood |
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| Poor response to preservative treatment |
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Response to Hand Tools
| Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work |
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| Difficult to machine |
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Screwing
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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Veneering Qualities
| Suitable for slicing into decorative veneers |
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Steam Bending
Polishing
| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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| Good results |
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| Requires a filler |
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Staining
Strength Properties
| Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft |
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| Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft |
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| Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft |
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Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Density | | 54 | lbs/ft3 |
| Weight | 61 | 50 | lbs/ft3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 5 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % |
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| Density | | 865 | kg/m3 |
| Weight | 977 | 801 | kg/m3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 5 | | % |
References
Chichignoud, M., G. Deon, P. Detienne, B. Parant, and P. Vantomme. 1990. Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America. Prepared for International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) by Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT, Division of CIRAD, 45bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-Marne Cedex, France.
Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry Department
Highley, T.L., Scheffer, T.C.,1970,Natural Decay Resistance of 30 Peruvian Woods,U.S.A. Agriculture Department, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory,,Madison Research Paper,No.143
Loureiro, A.A., Freitas da Silva, M.,1968,Catalogo das Madeiras da Amazonia (2 vols,Min. do Ultramar Belem Brasil
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