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Blunting Effect
Boring
Carving
Common Names
Common Uses
Cutting Resistance
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Family Name
Gluing
Grain
Heartwood Color
Luster
Mortising
Moulding
Nailing
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Painting
Planing
Polishing
References
Response to Hand Tools
Routing & Recessing
Sanding
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Screwing
Strength Properties
Synonyms
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Identification
Turning
Varnishing
| Scientific
Name Olea ferruginea Trade Name Elgon Family Name Oleaceae |
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Synonyms
Olea cuspidata
Common Names
Elgon, Kahu, Kao, Kau, Khwan, Ko, Kohu, Lungwe, Shwan, Wi, Zaitun
Common Uses
Agricultural implements, Cabinetmaking, Fuelwood, Mathematical instruments, Paneling, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Walking sticks
Heartwood Color
| Brown | ||||||||||||
| Yellow | ||||||||||||
| Red | ||||||||||||
| Purple | ||||||||||||
| Pale brown | ||||||||||||
| Greenish to greyish | ||||||||||||
| Dark brown | ||||||||||||
| Brown |
Sapwood Color
| Brown | ||||||||||||
| Yellow | ||||||||||||
| White to yellow | ||||||||||||
| Well defined |
Grain
| Straight | ||||||||||||
| Interlocked | ||||||||||||
| Even |
| Straight | ||||||||||||
| Interlocked |
Texture
| Fine | ||||||||||||
| Even or uniform | ||||||||||||
| Uniform | ||||||||||||
| Fine |
Luster
| High | ||||||||||||
| Medium | ||||||||||||
| Slightly lustrous | ||||||||||||
| Dull |
Natural Durability
| Durable | ||||||||||||
| Resistant to wood staining fungal attack |
Drying Defects
| Moderate surface checking |
Ease of Drying
| Reconditioning Treatement |
Tree Identification
| Bole/stem form is straight | ||||||||||||
| Bole/stem form is cylindrical |
Blunting Effect
| Little |
Boring
| Very good to excellent results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly easy to very easy |
Carving
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Cutting Resistance
| Easy to saw | ||||||||||||
| Cutting Resistance with green wood is moderate |
Gluing
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Mortising
| Very Good to Excellent Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Moulding
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Nailing
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Planing
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy | ||||||||||||
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Planes to a satisfactory finish |
Response to Hand Tools
| Easy to Work |
Routing & Recessing
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Sanding
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy | ||||||||||||
| Fair to Good Results |
Screwing
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Turning
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Painting
| Fair to Good Results |
Polishing
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Good results |
Varnishing
| Fair to Good Results | ||||||||||||
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
Strength Properties
| Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft | ||||||||||||
| Density (dry weight) = >75 lbs/cu. ft | ||||||||||||
| Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft | ||||||||||||
| Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft | ||||||||||||
| Bending strength (MOR) = low |
Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
| Bending Strength | 6111 | 9589 | psi |
| Density | 60 | lbs/ft3 | |
| Weight | 59 | 51 | lbs/ft3 |
| Item | Green | Dry | Metric |
| Bending Strength | 429 | 674 | kg/cm2 |
| Density | 961 | kg/m3 |
References
Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London
Howard, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed.
Patterson, D.,1988,Commercial Timbers of the World, 5th Edition,Gower Technical Press
Pearson, R.S., Brown, H.P.,1932,Commercial Timbers of India,Govt. Printer Calcutta,2 vols