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Giant chinkapinGiant chinkapinGiant chinkapin
Giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla)

Family: Fagaceae

Common names: Chinkapin, Giant chinkapin, Golden chestnut

Distributed in: United States (North America)

Distribution overview: Pacific coast region from southwest Washington south to western Oregon, and in coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada to central California. The tree prefers gravelly and rocky soils in mountain slopes and canyons in Redwood and evergreen forests.

Common uses: Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Novelties, Office furniture, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tables , Utility furniture, Wardrobes

Environment profile: The conservation status of this species within its natural growth range has not been officially determined

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStripe (figure), the textureMediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Straight, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: The recommendation for drying 5/4 stock is to air-dry to 20 percent moisture content before kiln drying with Table 290

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Prone to checking , Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: Chinkapin is seldom used for building or structural applications because of its scarcity but it is used for fine furniture and other interior applications

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Poor to very poor results

Carving: Poor to Very Poor Results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Very good properties

Mortising: Poor to Very Poor

Moulding: Poor to Very Poor

Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor

Nailing: Good resistance to splitting while nailing, Holds nails well

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Poor to Very Poor Results

Sanding: Easy to sand Very little scratching and fuzzing

Screwing: Excellent screwing properties, Good screw holding properties; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Poor to Very Poor; Staining: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,38 0,44
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 737 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 46 kg/cm2
Hardness 324 kg
Impact Strength 73 cm
Shearing Strength 86 kg/cm2
Stiffness 85 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 929 480 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10486 psi
Crushing Strength 666 psi
Hardness 715 lbs
Impact Strength 29 inches
Shearing Strength 1235 psi
Stiffness 1215 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.38 0.44
Weight 58 30 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Weight = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
It is moderately hard and resistant to wearing and marring

Boone, S.R., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, and E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Timbers. USDA, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.California Department of Forestry.Comparative Physical & Mechanical Properties of Western & Eastern Hardwoods.Prepared by Forest Products Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California.n/d.Dave Faison. 1993. Into the Woods. Personal Communication.Little, E.L.1980.The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Trees - Western Region.Published by Arthur A. Knopf, New York.Niemiec, S.S., G.A. Ahrens, S. Willits, and D.E. Hibbs. March, 1995. Hardwoods of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University, College of Forestry,Research Contribution 8, Forest Research Laboratory, Department of Forest Products, Corvallis, Oregon.Panshin, A.J. and C. deZeeuw. 1980. Textbook of Wood Technology, 4th Edition. McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.Western Wood Products Association.19__.Woods of the Western USA.Published and distributed by the Western Wood Products Association, Yeon Building, 522 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
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