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Achacha
Achacha (Teclea nobilis)

Family: Rutaceae

Common names: Achacha, Achacho, Datai, Datsi, Ejoroi, Ekude, Gurio, Kilongolo, Koriot, Kurionde, Kuriondet, Lutati, Luzu, Midimu, Mubio, Mudzo, Mugangwe, Munderendu, Mutaro, Muzo, Nakamole, Nzo, Ol-gelai, Omudati, Oya, Small fruited teclea

Distributed in: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Golf club heads, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Mine timbers, Piling, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Walking sticks

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Steam bending: Good

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Good; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 817 kg/m3
Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2
Stiffness 152 175 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 801 641 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi
Density 51 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2205 psi
Stiffness 2167 2494 1000 psi
Weight 50 40 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %

Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft 1
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Max. crushing strength = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate

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