
Kanda (Beilschmiedia spp.)
Family: Lauraceae
Common names: Kanda
Distributed in: Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)
Common uses: Plywood
Product sources: The International Tropical Timbers Organizations reports that only small quantities of timber are produced and exported from species in the Beilschmiedia genus. The two species with the greates source of timber for export are reported to produce Brown kanda. They are B. congolana and B. oblongifolia .
Environment profile: Rare
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniform
Natural durability: Resistant to powder post beetles, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Distortion, Internal Honeycombing Possible
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Very good to excellent results
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Very Good to Excellent Results
Screwing: Poor to Very Poor Results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
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