Avispillo (Phoebe elongata)
Family: Lauraceae
Common names: Avispillo, Boniatillo, Laurel avispillo, Laurel bobo, Laurier canelle, Laurier de rose
Distributed in: Guadeloupe (Central America)
Distribution overview: Species in the genus Phoebe are distributed in several areas in the tropics, including S. America and southeast Asia.
Environment profile: Status within its natural growth range has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack
Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement
Comments: Phoebe timbers are generally soft, with moderate properties in weight, strength, and stability
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Rather low
Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to Work
Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
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