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Bois chene
Bois chene (Catalpa longissima)

Family: Bignoniaceae

Common names: Bois chene, Chene, Chene d'Amerique, Chene de Amerique, Chene de Antilles, Chene haitien, Chene noir, French oak, Haitian oak, Jamaica oak, Mast wood, Pois doux marron, Radegonde, Randegonde, Roble, Roble de olor, Yokewood

Distributed in: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadelope [France], Haiti, Jamaica (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Light construction, Shingles, Vehicle parts

Environment profile: Endangered

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isPurple, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

Odor: Has an odor

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Surface Preparation

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, 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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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 576 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 36 lbs/ft3
Weight 35 33 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 67 -75 lbs/cu.ft.
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.

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