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Kanda
Kanda (Beilschmiedia mannii)

Family: Lauraceae

Common names: Akok, An-gba, Atiokouo, Atiokwo, Be-ay, Beay, Bidi-tu, Bitehe, Bitehi, Bogo, Bonzale, Gba, Gbei, Gboko nisa, Gbwei, Kanda, Kpa, Kwintofi, Labi, Mfimbo, Nkonengii, Nkonengu, Pogo, Spicy cedar, Tola, Zoe-kpoe

Distributed in: Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaire (Africa)

Distribution overview: West to Central Africa, including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon.

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Paneling, Plywood, Tool handles, Veneer

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 350-400 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight to interlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

Odor: Spicy scent

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

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

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Generally hard and heavy

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Good properties

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Holds nails well, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended ;

Painting: Surface Preparation; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Substance in wood may interfere with finish, but controllable; Varnishing: Surface Preparation;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,62
Density 673 kg/m3
Bending Strength 877 1361 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 499 kg/cm2
Hardness 752 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 125 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 624 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12482 19371 psi
Density 42 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1658 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 7106 psi
Stiffness 1665 1778 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.62
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very low
It is far superior in strength to either Teak or Hard maple

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