Wood inspector

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Bahama sabicu, Barba de Jolote, Barba jolote, Black tamarind, Cola de chancho, Turkey gill, Wild tambran

Distributed in: Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago (Central America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Flooring, Framing, Furniture , Furniture, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Plain veneer, Posts, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Sculpture, Specialty items, Spools, Textile equipment, Trimming, Veneer, Wainscotting, Woodwork

Environment profile: Environmental status not officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish-Gray .The grain isRippled figure, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Slightly resistant to attack by marine borers , Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T6-D4(4/4);T3-D3(8/4)Us

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen

Blunting Effect: Slight blunting effect on cutters

Boring: Responds well to boring

Carving: Good, especially with sharp carving tools

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fair to Good Results

Mortising: The operation requires sharp cutting edges for best

Moulding: Good moulding qualitites, especially if sharp cutters are used

Movement in Service: Good moulding qualitites, especially if sharp cutters are used

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant to preservative treatment

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Sharp cuttin edges recommended to prevent pick-up in material with interlocked grainj

Sanding: Responds well to sanding operations

Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Turning: Works without difficulty with sharp cutting edges in turning operations

Polishing: Surface Preparation; Staining: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;