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East African olive
East African olive (Olea hochstetteri)

Family: Oleaceae

Common names: Black ironwood, East African olive, Ironwood, Ironwood olive, Kiptakeriondu, Masaieta, Murakoiwa, Musat, Musharagi, Musharangi, Musherage, Musheragi, Muthat, Ngiwe, Ngwe, Ol-toliondo, Olive, Olmasi

Distributed in: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia (Africa)

Distribution overview: The species is reported be found in montane rain forests at altitudes of 6000 to 9000 feet (1830 to 2745 m). They are common in Kenya and parts of Zaire, but are less frequently found in Uganda and Tanzania

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Axles, Bearings & bushings, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Bobbins, Boxes and crates, Bridge construction, Brush backs & handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mathematical instruments, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Paneling , Paneling, Parquet flooring, Piling, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Railroad ties, Sculpture, Shipbuilding, Specialty items, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative, Wheel spokes, Wheels

Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Vulnerable in Uganda and the Ivory coast

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow (>28 days for boards < 32 mm, to >84 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Severe twisting/warping, Slight end splitting

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Medium blunting effect on tools

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Material mortises well

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Pre-boring recommended

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Very Poor

Response to hand tools: Variable qualities

Routing recessing: Routs to yield clean surfaces Material containing interlocked grain may be difficult to work

Sanding: Straight grained material sands quite easily

Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling, Suitable for slicing

Steam bending: Moderate

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Possible if prebored; Turning: Good results

Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Very good staining properties; Varnishing: Takes varnish well ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,65 0,81
Density 849 kg/m3
Bending Strength 989 1565 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 489 750 kg/cm2
Hardness 1213 kg
Impact Strength 124 134 cm
Shearing Strength 210 kg/cm2
Stiffness 152 182 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 865 849 kg/m3
Maximum Load 1,19 1,75 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14080 22267 psi
Density 53 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2676 lbs
Impact Strength 49 53 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 6959 10669 psi
Shearing Strength 2990 psi
Stiffness 2172 2590 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 17 25 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.65 0.81
Weight 54 53 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Bending strength (MOR) = high 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high 0
Max. crushing strength = high 0
Hardness (side grain) = hard 1
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Very heavy
Very hard
Very dense
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Resists denting and marring
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
It is far stronger, for example, than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. It is very hard, and may be difficult to process with ordinary tools. It is very resistant to wear

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