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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 Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Silica Content Steam Bending Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Scientific Name Hernandia voyroni Trade Name Hazomalanga Family Name Hernandiaceae Common Names Hazomalanga, Hazomaly Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Madagascar Common Uses Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stairworks, Stools Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Mozambique Heartwood Color Red Brown Purple Black Pink Brown - greenish Sapwood Color Pink White Green/Grey Brown Well defined Brownish Grain Even Straight Generally straight, but not always Texture Medium Coarse Fine Coarse Luster Low Natural Durability Durable Resistant to marine borers Resistant to termites Moderately durable Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to termites Resistant to powder post beetles Resistant to anobium and termite attack Moderately resistant to attack by marine borers Odor Strong camphor-like odor Silica Content Siliceous Drying Defects Distortion Checking Case Hardening Splitting No degrade Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Fairly Easy Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Dries rapidly with little degrade Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Tree Size Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 40-50 m Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Tree height is 30-40 m Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Bole length is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Comments Good substitute for softwoods Blunting Effect Moderate Boring Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Satisfactory gluing properties Mortising Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Moulding Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Holds satisfactorily Easy to nail Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Poor to Very Poor Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Permeable heartwood Sapwood is moderately resistant Heartwood is resistant Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Moderate working qualities Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Easy to sand Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Painting Surface preparation recommended Polishing Fair to Good Results Surface Preparation Requires a filler Good results Varnishing Pre-treatment needed or recommended Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building Research Constantine, Jr. A.J. 1975. Know your Woods - A Complete Guide to Trees, Woods, and Veneers. Revised Edition, Revised by Harry J. Hobbs. Charles Scribner and Sons, New York.