Wood inspector

Sei in: home » database dei legni
  • Decrease font size
  • Default character size
  • Encrease font size


Fornitori

Ditta 5
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 4
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 3
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 2
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 1
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 0
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 

Contatti

database dei legni


Ask informationsPrint pageSend to a friend
New Zealand yew
New Zealand yew (Podocarpus totara)

Family: Podocarpaceae

Common names: New Zealand yew, Totara

Distributed in: New Zealand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Boat building: planking, Bridge construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Flooring, Furniture, Joinery (external): ground contact, Light construction, Musical instruments: piano, Pencil, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Shingles, Turnery, Vats, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wharf construction

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWell defined, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureVery fineand the lusterDull

Natural durability: Non durable, Resistant to attack from marine borers

Kiln Schedules: UK=J US=T10D5S/T8D4S Fr=4

Drying Defects: Distortion, No resin/gum exudation

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on sawing green wood is mild

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fair to Good Results

Mortising: Finishes well

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds nails well

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Satisfactory

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Routing yields good results

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, Suitable for peeling

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Good results

Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory ;

  • Numerical data Metric
  • Numerical data English
  • Strength properties
  • References
Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 429 674 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 144 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 69 kg/cm2
Stiffness 71 84 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 496 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6111 9589 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Hardness 319 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 995 psi
Stiffness 1017 1199 1000 psi
Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low

Bier, H.,1983,The strength properties of small clear specimens of New Zealand-grown,timber,New Zealand Forest Service Forest Research Institute, FRI Bulletin No.41Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 8 Australasia,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesClifford, N.,1957,Timber Identification for the Builder and Architect,Leonard Hill (Books) LTD. LondonCockayne, L. and Phillips Turner, E.,1958,The trees of New Zealand,New Zealand Forest Service Information Series No.12Dallimore, W. and Jackson, A. Bruce,1966,A Handbook of Coniferae and Ginkgoaceae Fourth Ed. Revised by S.G.,Harrison,Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. LondonEntrican, A.R.,1949,The properties and uses of Totara (Podocarpus totara and P.hallii,New Zealand Forest Service Information Series No.6Forest Products Research Laboratory U.K.,1957,A Handbook of Softwoods,Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Forest Products Research,HMSOForest Products Research Laboratory, U.K.,1945,A Handbook of Empire Timbers,Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Forest Products ResearchHoward, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed.Rendle, B.J.,1969,World Timbers (3 Vols.,Ernest Benn Ltd. LondonSmith, S.W. and Entrican, A.R.,1957,Forestry in New Zealand,New Zealand Forest Service Information Series No.1Stone, H.,1924,The Timbers of Commerce and their Identification,William Rider & Sons Ltd. London
*Come interpretare i dati (manleva su eventuali imprecisioni)