 
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 ;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,62 |
0,7 |
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Density |
|
785 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
1005 |
1461 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
82 |
116 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
|
776 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
|
147 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
158 |
180 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
6 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Weight |
833 |
769 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,77 |
0,98 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
|
220 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
712 |
957 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | 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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