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TatajubaTatajubaTatajuba
Tatajuba (Bagassa guianensis)

Family: Moraceae

Common names: Amapa rana, Amapa-rana, Amaparana, Amarelao, Amarelo, Bagaceira, Bagaceiro, Bagasse, Bagasse jaune, Bagasse juane, Bois bagasse, Bois jaune, Bois vache, Cow-wood, Gale bagasse, Garrote, Gele bagasse, Jawahedan, Katowar, Kaw oedoe, Odon, Tatajuba, Tuwne, Yawahudan

Distributed in: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Can be found rather infrequently in the Guianas and the Brazilian Amazon, including Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, and Brazil.

Common uses: Beams, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Decks, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Piling, Poles, Porch columns, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Roofing, Rough construction, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Stools, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer: decorative

Product sources: The ITTO reports that an important and regular source for timber production and exportations.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellow, but ages to a lustrous golden-brown, to russet, often with streaks and the sapwoodWell defined, White to yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Resistant to wood staining fungal attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Siliceous

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Drying Defects: Slight tendency to distort and check, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: Bark contains large quantities of sweet, sticky latex General finishing qualities are rated as good In the green conidtion, it is superior in properties to White Oak (Quercus alba) Lesser-Known species from South America Mechanical properties in the dry condition are comparable to Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) Similar characteristics to the African species, Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa)

Blunting Effect: Slight to moderate blunting effect on cutters

Boring: Good boring qualitites

Carving: Good carving characteristics

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Glues without difficulty

Mortising: good

Moulding: Moulds well (70+ % of pieces will yield good to excellent )

Movement in Service: Moulds well (70+ % of pieces will yield good to excellent )

Nailing: Good nail holding properties , Pre-boring recommended

Planing: Presence of interlocked grain may pose some problems

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Responds well to sanding operations

Steam bending: Good steam bending properties

Screwing: Pre-Boring is recommended in screwing , Screws with difficulty ; Turning: Good turning qualities

Painting: Takes paint well ; Polishing: Good; Staining: Stains well; Varnishing: Takes varnish without difficulty ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,62 0,7
Density 785 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1005 1461 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 82 116 kg/cm2
Hardness 776 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 147 kg/cm2
Stiffness 158 180 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 833 769 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,77 0,98 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 220 cm-kg
Static Bending 712 957 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14300 20794 psi
Crushing Strength 1176 1656 psi
Density 49 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1711 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 8136 11628 psi
Shearing Strength 2094 psi
Static Bending 10133 13622 psi
Stiffness 2255 2562 1000 psi
Toughness 191 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 11 14 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.62 0.7
Weight 52 48 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 9 %

Bending strength (MOR) = high 0
Hardness (side grain) = medium 0
Shrinkage, Volumetric = small
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Max. crushing strength = very high
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Very heavy
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
High in density
Hard
Does not marr or dent easily
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
The species is considerably stronger than White oak or Teak. It is hard - harder than Teak,

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