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Agawa
Agawa (Schrebera alata)

Family: Oleaceae

Common names: Agawa, Gakawa, Kabigiriet, Kakaruet, Kakawa, Msegembe, Mutoma, Wildejasmyn, Wing-leaved wooden pear

Distributed in: Kenya, Uganda (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Cabinetmaking, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Mathematical instruments, Mine timbers, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to insect attack

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting, Moderate twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Turning: Turns with moderate ease

Painting: Good; Polishing: Good; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 801 kg/m3
Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 132 kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 135 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 785 624 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi
Density 50 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 1883 psi
Stiffness 1665 1923 1000 psi
Weight 49 39 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchDale, I.R., Greenway, P.J.,1961,Kenya Trees and Shrubs,Buchanans Kenya Estates Ltd. Nairobi Hatchards LondonEggeling, W.J.,1940,Indigenous Trees of Uganda,Govt. Printer Entebbe UgandaPalgrave, K.C.,1977,Trees of Southern Africa,Cape Town South AfricaWimbush, S.H.,1950,Catalogue of Kenya Timbers,Govt. Printer Nairobi Kenya
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