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Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Polishing Product Sources 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 Platymiscium ulei Trade Name Trebol Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Coyote, Granadillo, Guayacan trebol, Jacaranda do brejo, Koenatepi, Macacauba, Macawood, Trebol Regions of Distribution Central America, Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela Common Uses Bedroom suites, Billiard-cue butts, Bobbins, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Musical instruments , Office furniture, Organ pipes, Piano keys, Pianos , Picker sticks, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Shade rollers, Shuttles, Sounding boards, Specialty items, Spindles, Spools, Sporting Goods, Stencil & chisel blocks, Sucker rods, Turnery, Umbrella handles , Veneer, Violin bows, Violin, Wardrobes, Xylophones Environmental Profile Environmental status not officially assessed Distribution Overview The species occurs in Central and South America, and is found in Nicaragua, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Guyana, Colombia, Trinidad, and Surinam. Heartwood Color Yellow Orange Brown White Red Bright red to reddish or purplish brown, with rather distinct stripes Sapwood Color Red Yellow White Clearly distinct from heartwood Almost white Grain Even Straight Figure Straight to roey Texture Fine Fine to medium Darker colored wood has a waxy appearance Luster Low Medium to high Natural Durability Non-durable Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to marine borers Highly resistant to attack by decay fungi, insects, and dry-wood termites Woods with high resistance to decay could last between 15 and 25 years in contact with the ground and without any chemical protection. Odor No specific odor Drying Defects Splitting Checking Distortion Slight tendency to warp and check in drying Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Moderately Difficult to Difficult Slowly Rapidly Air dries slowly with little degrade Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Naturally dries at a moderate speed Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 20-30 m Bole length is 0-10 m Product Sources The name Macacauba is used to refer to several species of Platymiscium sold on the commercial market. Blunting Effect Little Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Timber bores readily to yield clean surfaces Carving Good results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Low resistance to sawing Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Generally mortises well Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Good moulding properties Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Planed surfaces tend to be relatively clean Fairly easy planing operations Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Sapwood responds well to preservative treatment Sapwood penetration is usually irregular Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Responds well to hand tools Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Generally good routing qualities Sanding Produces smooth surfaces Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Turns well with ordinary machine tools Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Painting Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Excellent polishing characteristics Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Strength Properties High in density Exceptionally heavy Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high The species has exceptionally high bending strength properties in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content). Strength qualiIt is far stronger, for example, than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. It is far stronger, for example, than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. It is hard - harder than Teak, and does not marr or dent easily. It weighs much more than Hard maple or Teak in the green or seasoned condition Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 18338 21670 psi Density 63 lbs/ft3 Hardness 2406 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 8674 12093 psi Stiffness 2543 2793 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.79 Weight 62 51. lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 1289 1523 kg/cm2 Density 1009 kg/m3 Hardness 1091 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 609 850 kg/cm2 Stiffness 178 196 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.79 References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.