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AxlewoodAxlewood
Axlewood (Anogeissus latifolia)

Family: Combretaceae

Common names: Axlewood

Distributed in: India (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: One of the dominants (dry deciduous and dry evergreen belts) on the hills (700) 900 - 1100m; less on Pacchaimalais and S.Arcot Kalrayans. Distribution : Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan. It's natural range stretches from the sub-Himalayan tract to the southern tip of India and the island of lava in Indonesia. Its best growth occurs in the Western Ghat forests of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It has been introduced to Burma, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, and Kenya . It can be found in large numbers in the Indian regions of Ganjam, Madura, Coimbatore, and South Salem, and also in the sub-montane forests of Uttar Pardesh, South Chanda and Kanara.

Common uses: Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Handles, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shafts/Handles, Stools, Sucker rods, Tables , Tool handles, Utility furniture, Wardrobes, Wheel spokes

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isBrown, Brownand the sapwoodInitially pale yellow to yellowish green, and turns grayish-brown with age , Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureFineand the lusterUsually lustrous

Natural durability: Fairly durable under cover , Highly resistant to attack by powder post beetles

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Drying Defects: Splitting, Surface checking, splitting and warping may occur during air-drying

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly difficult to saw

Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Resistance to Impregnation: Untreatable with preservatives

Response to hand tools: Saws readily although it is hard and tough

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Retains shape well after seasoning

Turning: Good turning qualities

Polishing: Fairly good polishing characteristics ;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,64 0,66
Density 881 kg/m3
Bending Strength 830 1033 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 365 461 kg/cm2
Hardness 844 kg
Impact Strength 139 88 cm
Shearing Strength 131 kg/cm2
Stiffness 103 117 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 149 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11809 14705 psi
Density 55 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1862 lbs
Impact Strength 55 35 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 5199 6571 psi
Shearing Strength 1867 psi
Stiffness 1475 1671 1000 psi
Toughness 130 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.64 0.66
Weight 63 54 lbs/ft3

Very high density
Very heavy
Hard
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
It compares favorably with Teak, which also has high bending strength. Some familiar species with high crushing strength parallel to grain include Hard maple, Teak, and White oak. It is hard and superior to Teak and probably Mahogany

Kloot, N. H. and E. Bolza.1961.Properties of Timbers Imported into Australia.Technological Paper No. 12.Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia.Limaye, V.D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and their Properties, Uses and Suitability. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 2, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.Limaye, V.D. and B.R. Sen. 1953. Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods.Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 4, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.Rao, K.R. and S.K. Purkayastha. 1972. Indian Woods - Their Identification, Properties and Uses, Volume III - Leguminosae to Combretaceae. Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi, India.
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