Wood inspector

Family: Verbenaceae

Common names: Andofiti

Distributed in: Angola, Australia, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central America, Columbia, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Distribution overview: The genus Vitex is large, and consists of shrubs and species that are distributed throughout the tropical regions of the world.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hardboards, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Precision instruments, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables , Trimming

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isWhitish, Yellowish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

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

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Drying Defects: Collapse, Distortion

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: Finishes well

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Fair to Good , Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Planes to a smooth surface

Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds well

Routing recessing: Good in both routing and recessing.

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Screwing: Screwing yields satisfactory results ; Turning: Yields smooth, clean surface.

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