Wood inspector

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Amargo blanco, Baracara, Chocho, Jatobahy do igapo, Kokriki, Mekoe, Palo de matos, Peonio, Tento

Distributed in: Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Various species in the Ormosia genus are reported to occur in the Amazons, but may extend southward to S￿Paulo and northward to the West Indies, Central America and southern Mexico.

Common uses: Balusters, Bent Parts, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Ceiling, Chairs, Chests, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, General carpentry, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Millwork, Office furniture, Plain veneer, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stairrails, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes

Environment profile: Status within range has not been officially determined

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow/Brown and the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish.The grain isIrregular, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Vulnerable to dry-wood termite attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Distortion, May warp and check slightly to moderately

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Worked surfaces tend to be fuzzy and difficult to finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Steam bending: Unsuitable

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy ; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Staining: Very Good to Excellent;