Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Light-Induced Color Change Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Natural Growth Defects Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing		Scientific Name Caesalpinia granadillo Trade Name Brown ebony Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Brown ebony, Cocus wood, Coffeewood, Cuji yaque, Ebano, Eleten, Granadillo, Grenadille, Guayacan, Maracaibo, Maracaibo ebony, Mesquite, Pao ferro, Partridge wood, Yaqye Regions of Distribution Central America, Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela Common Uses Agricultural implements, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Charcoal, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Piling, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer: decorative Heartwood Color Brown Red Pink Dark brown Reddish brown Black Purple Red Dark brown Sapwood Color Brown Red Yellow Orange White to yellow Clearly differentiated from the heartwood Pinkish Paler than heartwood Grain Straight Figure Interlocked Even Stripe (figure) Rippled (figure) Growth rings (figure) Straight Interlocked Striped figure Rippled figure Clear growth rings (figure) Texture Coarse Medium Medium Medium coarse to coarse Fine to medium Luster High Medium Lustrous Natural Growth Defects Gum and mineral deposits Natural Durability Perishable Moderately durable Non-resistant to pinhole borers Non-resistant to termites Very durable Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Light-Induced Color Change Darker Toxicity Dermatitic effects Kiln Schedules Dry at a slow speed Drying Defects Distortion Ease of Drying Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Fairly Easy Requires special attention Moderate Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 40-50 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect Moderate Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Poor to Very Poor Results Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to Work Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to turn Good results Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Surface Preparation Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good results Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = > 75 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dryweight ) = 67-75 lbs cu. ft. Shrinkage, Radial = large Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 63 lbs/ft3 Weight 62 56 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 1009 kg/m3 Weight 993 897 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % References Berni, C.A., Bolza, E., Christensen, F.J.,1979,South American Timbers - The Characteristics, Properties and Uses of 190,Species,C.S.I.R.O Div. Building Research Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Clifford, N.,1957,Timber Identification for the Builder and Architect,Leonard Hill (Books) LTD. London Kribs, D.A.,1950,Commercial and Foreign Woods on the American Market (a manual to their,structure, identification, uses and distribution,U.S.A. Penn. State College, Tropical Woods Laboratory Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press Record, S.J., Mell, C.D.,1924,Timbers of Tropical America,Yale Univ. Press Rendle, B.J.,1969,World Timbers (3 Vols.,Ernest Benn Ltd. London Timber Development Association,1948,Some New Timbers and Their Uses No. 34,Timber Development Association Limited, London [TRADA]