Ayuihu (Phoebe porphyria)
Family: Lauraceae
Common names: Ayuihu, Laurel de la falda, Laurel montano, Laurel negro
Distributed in: Argentina (Latin America)
Common uses: Boat building: framing, Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Turnery, Vehicle parts
Environment profile: Abundant/Secure
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isInterlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Perishable, Resistant to attack from marine borers
Odor: Has an odor
Drying Defects: Expect resin/gum exudation
Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
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Record, S.J., Mell, C.D.,1924,Timbers of Tropical America,Yale Univ. PressTortorelli, L.,1956,Maderas y Bosques Argentinos,Editorial Acme S.A.C.I. Buenos Aires
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