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Long John
Long John (Triplaris surinamensis)

Family: Polygonaceae

Common names: Bois fourmi, Formigueira, Fourmigueiro, Hormigo, Long John, Mierenhout, Palo hormiguero, Palo mulato, Palo santo, Santa maria, Tangarana, Vara de maria

Distributed in: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Various species in the genus Triplaris are distributed from southern Mexico through Central America and tropical South America. They often grow predominantly in swamps and are also common on low riverbanks in Surinam. The trees are sometimes found in pure stands on abandoned clearings.

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Building construction, Cabinetmaking, Construction, Cooperages, Fiberboard, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture, Interior construction, Joinery, Light construction, Mine timbers, Particleboard, Vats

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very little natural resistance against attack by decay fungi

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T6 - D2 (4/4) US

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Ring Shakes, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable results.

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is fluted

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory Hollowed stems are reported to often contain aggressive ants, which tend to attack individuals felling the tree

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Fairly easy to saw

Gluing: Responds well to gluing

Mortising: Responds well to machine tools in mortising operations

Moulding: Material responds well to moulding operations

Movement in Service: Material responds well to moulding operations

Nailing: Good nailing characteristics, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Good routing qualities

Sanding: Good sanding properties

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Unsuitable

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

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

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,55
Density 624 kg/m3
Bending Strength 612 897 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 432 kg/cm2
Hardness 554 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 93 kg/cm2
Stiffness 100 121 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 544 432 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 172 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8718 12768 psi
Density 39 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1222 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6150 psi
Shearing Strength 1334 psi
Stiffness 1426 1727 1000 psi
Toughness 150 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.55
Weight 34 27 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 12 %

Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Resists denting and marring
Hard
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Dense
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium

Berni, C.A., Bolza, E., Christensen, F.J.,1979,South American Timbers - The Characteristics, Properties and Uses of 190,Species,C.S.I.R.O Div. Building ResearchBoone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods - Temperate and Tropical. USDA., Forest Service, Preliminary Copy, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry DepartmentFanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1Takahashi, 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.4Vink, A.T.,1965,Surinam Timbers,Surinam Forest Service Paramaribo,3rd rev. ed.
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