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Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service 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 Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Scientific Name Machaerium villosum Trade Name Jacaranda pardo Family Name Common Names Jacaranda amarello, Jacaranda do cerrado, Jacaranda do mato, Jacaranda escuro, Jacaranda pardo, Jacaranda paulista, Jacaranda pedra, Jacaranda roxo Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brazil Common Uses Cabinetmaking, Decorative veneer, Furniture , Interior trim, Marquetry, Paneling , Veneer, Woodenware Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure The conservation status of this species within its natural growth range has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo). A specis of dry highland forest, sometimes also cerrado, occurring on both poor and fertile soils. Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Orange Green/grey Red Black Purple The heartwood is similar to Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra ), except that it has a lighter color that is between pink brown and violet brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Grain Even Straight Straight The grain is described as undulating and is less figured than Brazilian rosewood Texture Medium Coarse Even or uniform Coarse Fibrous/Texture is coarse, and the wood tends to be fibrous Luster Medium High Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to termites Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Perishable Non-resistant to marine borers The heartwood is very resistant to attack by decay fungi Odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Distortion Splitting Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Prone to checking Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Slowly Reconditioning Treatement Air dries slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Naturally dries at a moderate speed Drying rate is fairly rapid to fast Rapid Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 30-40 m Bole length is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is 10-20 m Bole length is 20-30 m Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm The tree is of medium size, and is seldom large Blunting Effect Little Dulling of cutting edges is rather severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Quartersawn material is reported to mold better with sharp tools and a reduced cutting angle of 20 degrees Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Jacaranda pardo is rather difficult to work with ordinary tools. It tends to dull cutting edges rapidly and severely, and requires a reduced cutting angle of 20 degrees in planing quartersawn material to prevent grain from tearing Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Resistant heartwood Permeable sapwood Resistant sapwood The timber responds poorly to preservative treatment Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Steam Bending Poor to Very Poor Results Tends to Degrade Unsuitable Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moderate Painting Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Polishing Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Varnishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Strength properties of Jacaranda pardo are rated as high. It is a very heavy wood Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Specific Gravity 0.77 Weight 51 42. lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Specific Gravity 0.77 References Lincoln, W.A. 1986. World Woods in Color. Linden Publishing Co. Inc. Fresno, California.