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WOOD APPEARANCE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES MECHANISATION APPLICATIONS

Heartwood: Dark brown with a greenish thinge. 

Sapwood: Yellowish white.

Grain Fine to medium.

Fibre: Straight, slightly intertwined or ver intertwined.

Density: 1050 Kg/m3.

Stability: 0,41 % stable wood.

Hardness: 8,5 very hard wood.

RESISTANCES:

Bending: 1750 Kg/cm3.

Comprenssive: 890 Kg/cm3.

Sawing: Easy, except hardness.

Drying: Slow.

Planing: Hardness and  peel.

Gluing: Difficult adherence.

Screwing: Knockouts.

Finish: Gum deposits can inhibit the adhesion of varnishes.

Indoor and outdoor furniture and fine joinery.

Interior carpentry.

Exterior carpentry.

Interior and exterior carpentry.  

Decorative veneers.