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Blunting Effect Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules 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 Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Nothofagus dombeyi Trade Name Anis Family Name Fagaceae Common Names Anis, Antarctic beech, Beech, Chilean beech, Chilean oak, Cohigue, Coigue, Coihue, Coyan, Coygue, Guindo, Hualle, Hualo, Lengue, Melica, Nire, Oyan, Pellin, Rauli, Roble, Roble cienego, Roble de Magellanes, Ruili, South American beech, Southern beech, Southern hemisphere beech Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Chile Common Uses Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Cooperages, Flooring, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Plywood, Poles, Pulp/Paper products, Railroad ties, Roofing, Sporting Goods, Structural work, Tool handles, Vats, Vehicle parts Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Vulnerable Extinct Endangered Heartwood Color White Brown Red Pink Green/grey Purple Pale red to pink Pale brown Yellow to golden-yellow to orange White to cream Reddish brown Dark brown Sapwood Color Yellow White Pink Red White to yellow Pinkish Different than heartwood Grain Straight Even Figure Weak (figure) Straight Weak figure Texture Coarse Medium Fine Fine Fine to medium Luster Medium High Low Pronounced Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-durable Non-resistant to marine borers Moderately durable Moderately durable Non durable Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) often present in the standing tree Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) may be present in the felled log Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) are commonly present Durable Odor Has an odor Kiln Schedules UK=B US=T2C2/T2C1 Fr=2 Dry at a slow speed UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3 Drying Defects Distortion Splitting Checking Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Severe collapse and honeycomb Moderate twist/warp Moderate end spitting Severe end splitting Moderate collapse and honeycombing Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Fairly Easy Thick Stock Requires Care Rapidly Slowly Variable Requires special attention Difficult Figure Occurrence is variable Kiln Drying Rate Rapid Drying rate is fairly rapid to fast Naturally dries at a moderate speed Naturally dries quickly Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Bole length is 0-10 m Bark width is 15-20 mm Tree height is 30-40 m Bole length is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect Little Blunting effect on machining is moderate Blunting effect on sawing dry wood is moderate Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Easy to glue Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to nail Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Permeable sapwood Resistant sapwood Sapwood is permeable Heartwood is resistant Heartwood is moderately resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Suitable for peeling Steam Bending Poor to Very Poor Results Unsuitable Good Moderate Painting Poor to Very Poor Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Satisfactory results Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Finish is generally satisfactory Staining (Characteristic) = non-staining Varnishing Satisfactory Strength Properties Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Max. crushing strength = high Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Shrinkage, Volumetric = large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Radial = small Max. crushing strength = low Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 8938 13960 psi Density 38 lbs/ft3 Hardness 995 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 4784 7413 psi Shearing Strength 1550 psi Stiffness 1339 1549 1000 psi Weight 37 29 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Volumetric Shrinkage 14 % Item Green Dry Metric