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Cabrit
Cabrit (Zanthoxylum rhetsa)

Family: Rutaceae

Common names: Cabrit, Kaitana, Kasabang, Kayetana, Kayutana, Noyer, Salai, Sarai

Distributed in: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Various species in the genus Zanthoxylum are reported to occur in the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula. The most important species in the genus for timber in the Philippines is Cabrit (Z. rhetsa), which is widely but sparsely distributed from northern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao. It grows in thickets and forests at low and medium elevations.

Common uses: Blinds, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Gunstocks, Handles, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Planks, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rifle stock, Rustic furniture, Shafts/Handles, Shutters, Sills, Sporting Goods, Stools, Tables , Tool handles, Utility furniture, Wardrobes, Windows

Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isUniform yellow to buff , Yellowand the sapwoodRed, Yellow.The grain isStraight, occasionally curly or wavy , the textureModerately fineand the lusterGlossy

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: Timber produced by various species of the genus are similar and difficult to differentiate

Cutting Resistance: Too heavy for general purpose plywood

Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Fair to Good , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Smooth, shiny surface

Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,5 0,56
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength 551 693 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 38 59 kg/cm2
Hardness 317 kg
Impact Strength 88 81 cm
Shearing Strength 78 kg/cm2
Stiffness 88 100 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 801 624 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 0,84 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 116 cm-kg
Static Bending 339 468 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7851 9868 psi
Crushing Strength 551 846 psi
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Hardness 699 lbs
Impact Strength 35 32 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3832 5615 psi
Shearing Strength 1120 psi
Static Bending 4833 6659 psi
Stiffness 1258 1431 1000 psi
Toughness 101 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 8 12 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.5 0.56
Weight 50 39 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Resists denting and marring
High in density
Heavy
Hardness = medium
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
It is closer in strength to Mahogany than either Teak or White oak, which have higher bending strength. It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch Its strength in compression parallel to grain is medium, but ower than that of Teak.

Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaysia Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Lumberman, 12(5):A-H.Limaye, V.D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and Their Properties, Uses, and Suitability. Indian Forest Records (New Series). Timber Mechanics. Volume 1 No. 2. Manager of Publications (Publisher, DelhiNegi, G.S. and D.N. Bhatia. 1958. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Woods Tested at the Forest Research Institute, Report X. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 11. Timber Mechanics Branch, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun.Reyes, L.J. 1938. Philippine Woods. Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Technical Bulletin 7, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Bureau of Printing, Manila.WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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