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Blunting Effect
Boring
Comments
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Family Name
Grain
Heartwood Color
Kiln Schedules
Luster
Mortising
Moulding
Movement in Service
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Planing
Polishing
References
Regions of Distribution
Resistance to Splitting
Routing & Recessing
Sanding
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Identification
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Common Names
San Juan macho
Regions of Distribution
Central America
Countries of Distribution
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Belize
Common Uses
Carvings, Veneer: decorative
Heartwood Color
| Yellow to golden-yellow to orange |
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| Pale brown |
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| Greenish to greyish |
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Sapwood Color
Grain
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| Even |
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| Straight |
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| Growth rings (figure) |
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| Distinct (figure) |
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| Rays (figure) |
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| Straight |
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| Rays figure |
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| Distinct figure |
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| Clear growth rings (figure) |
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Texture
Luster
Natural Durability
| Durable |
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| Resistant to termites |
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| Non-resistant to powder post beetles |
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| Susceptible to insect attack |
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| Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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| Moderately durable |
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| Heartwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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Kiln Schedules
Drying Defects
| Distortion |
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| Checking |
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| No twisting or warping |
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| No surface checking |
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| No resin/gum exudation |
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| No end splitting |
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| No cupping, generally |
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| No collapse/honeycomb |
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| Generally free from spring and bow |
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Ease of Drying
Tree Identification
| Bole/stem form is cylindrical |
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| Bole/stem form is buttressed |
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Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect
| Blunting effect on sawing dry wood is mild |
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Boring
Cutting Resistance
| Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy |
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| Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy |
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Mortising
| Finishes well |
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| Easy to mortise |
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Moulding
| Good finishing results |
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| Easy to mould |
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Movement in Service
| Excellent Stability - Small Movement |
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Planing
| Planes well, to a good finish |
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| Easy to plane |
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Resistance to Splitting
Routing & Recessing
| Routing yields good results |
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| Routing is easy |
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Sanding
Polishing
Strength Properties
| Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate |
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| Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate |
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| Shrinkage, Radial = moderate |
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Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Density | | 36 | lbs/ft3 |
| Weight | 35 | 28 | lbs/ft3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % |
| Volumetric Shrinkage | 11 | | % |
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| Item | Green | Dry | Metric |
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| Density | | 576 | kg/m3 |
| Weight | 560 | 448 | kg/m3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % |
References
Belize,1946,42 Secondary Hardwood Timbers of British Honduras,British Honduras Forest Department Bulletin,No.1
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