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Apamate
Apamate (Tabebuia heterophylla)

Family: Bignoniaceae

Common names: Apamate, Pink cedar, Pink manjack, Pink poui, Pink trumpet tree, Poirier, Poirier blanc, Poirier gris, Poirier rouge, Prieto, Roble, Roble blanco, Roble de costa, Roble de yugo, Roble prieto, Tooshe flower, White cedar, Whitewood

Distributed in: Netherlands, Puerto Rico [US] (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Light construction, Millwork, Oars, Paneling, Posts, Shingles, Sporting Goods, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureUniformand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack

Odor: Has an odor

Kiln Schedules: UK=D US=T3D2/T3C1

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Possible if prebored

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Splitting: Satisfactory

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Good sanding finish

Veneering qualities: No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting, Suitable for peeling

Steam bending: Poor

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Possible if prebored; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 641 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 3 %
Weight 624 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small

Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 9 Central America and the Caribbean,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesLittle, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Longwood, F.R.,1961,Puerto Rican Woods - Their Machining Seasoning and Related Characteristics,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.205Longwood, F.R.,1962,Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.207Takahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4
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