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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 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 Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Amburana cearensis Trade Name Cerejeira Family Name Leguminosae Synonyms Amburana claudii Common Names Amburana, Amburana de cheiro, Angelim, Brazillian oak, Cerejeira, Cerejeira rajada, Cerejeira-rajada, Cerejeiro, Cerejeiro rajada, Cumare, Cumaru, Cumaru das caatingas, Cumaru de ceara, Cumaru de cheiro, Cumaru do ceara, Cumaru-das-caatingas, Cumbaru das cantingas, Emburana, Imburana, Imburana de cheiro, Ishpingo, Louro inga, Palo trebol, Roble, Roble criollo, Roble del norte, Roble del pais, Sorgoto, Sorioco, Trebol, Umburana, Umburana cheira Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru Common Uses Bedroom suites, Boat building, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Cooperages, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Musical instruments , Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Plywood corestock, Plywood, Shipbuilding, Structural work, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative Environmental Profile Vulnerable Status unknown in many of its growth areas Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Considered vulnerable in its natural habitat because its numbers are threatened by serious adverse factors throughout its range. However, the species likely exists today in relatively large numbers. Vulnerable in much of Peru, but thought to be more abundant in the western areas of Peru as well as Bolivia and Brazil. Distribution Overview Widely distributed in the dry regions of Brazil and northern Argentina. In Peru, found in the tropical dry regions of the Huanuco Department on deep well- drained soils. Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Orange Red Green/grey Tan Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Pale brown Brown Yellowish tan Light brown Greenish to greyish Sapwood Color Brown Yellow Different than heartwood Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Figure Straight Other (figure) Interlocked Even Growth rings (figure) Irregular Stripe (figure) Generally straight, but not always Other figure Interlocked Clear growth rings (figure) Striped figure Moderately to severely interlocked Irregular Texture Coarse Medium Resinous and oily Coarse Medium Medium to coarse Luster Medium High Lustrous Pronounced Medium High Natural Durability Durable Moderately durable Perishable Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Susceptible to insect attack Moderately durable Durable Susceptible to wood staining fungal attack Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Resistant to decay Non durable Odor Has an odor Has a taste Mildly scented Cumarin or vanilla taste Drying Defects Distortion Checking Moderate twist/warp Drying Degrade (end splitting) = none Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Slowly Medium to High Shrinkage Thick Stock Requires Care Easy High tangential shrinkage can result from lack of care during drying. Dries slowly Tree Identification Bole/stem form is straight Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 20-30 m Bole length is 10-20 m Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as good The nice scented seeds are used as perfume in toilet soaps and snuff. The fragrant oil contained in the bark of the tree is used for medicinal purposes. The species goes by many names, and is even referred to as Brazilian oak and Brazilian cherry by some in the United States because of its visual similarity to the two species. Blunting Effect Moderate Blunting effect on sawing green wood is moderate Blunting effect on sawing dry wood is moderate Blunting effect on machining is moderate Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Use very sharp cutting edges to prevent grain from tearing Good (75+ pieces out of 100 will yield good to excellent results) Carving Fair to Good Results Good results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Easy to glue Glues well Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good mortising properties Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good moulding properties Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Stable Small Holds shape well Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Tends to split during nailing Pre-boring recommended Holds nails well Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Good planing properties Easy to plane Advised to reduce cutting angle Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Heartwood is resistant Sapwood has low permeability Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Easy to machine Responds well to hand tools Screwing Pre-boring recommended Fair to Good Results Recommend pre-boring Turning Fair to Good Results Sharp cutting edges required Good results Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Suitable for slicing Suitable for peeling Difficult to veneer Veneers moderately easy Easy to cut There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits Suitable for slicing Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Moderate Good Painting Poor to Very Poor Results Fair to Good Results Satisfactory results Polishing Fair to Good Results Good results Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Stains well Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Satisfactory Strength Properties Max. crushing strength = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Bending strength (MOR) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Hardness (side grain) = very soft Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Max. crushing strength = low Hardness (side grain) = soft Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9245 13208 psi Density 40 lbs/ft3 Hardness 615 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 4257 6191 psi Shearing Strength 882 psi Stiffness 1315 1462 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.48 0.43 Weight 41 39 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 5 % Volumetric Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength