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Gale silverballi
Gale silverballi (Aniba ovalifolia)

Family: Lauraceae

Common names: Gale silverballi, Garl, Kawioi, Kurero shiruaballi, Kurero silverballi, Moena puchiri, Silverballi, Yellow silverballi, Yellow sweetwood

Distributed in: Guyana, Suriname (Latin America)

Common uses: Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boat building: planking, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Paneling, Plywood, Turnery

Product sources: The ITTO reports that almost negligible volumes of timber from this species are produced and exported. The following species in the database has been suggested as a potential substitute for Mecrusse: Muhuhu (Brachylaena hutchinsii)

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Susceptible to insect attack

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Very good

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 608 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 592 480 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 38 lbs/ft3
Weight 37 30 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.

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