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Acajou blanc
Acajou blanc (Cedrela guianensis)

Family: Meliaceae

Common names: Acajou blanc, Acajou rouge, Cedrat, Cedre rouge, Cedro, Epi, Kapere, Red cedar, Soeren, Thitkado, Toon, Youhom

Distributed in: Guyana (Central America)

Distribution overview: Mexico and possibly south. Prefers rich, well-drained humid soils.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Cigar boxes, Cigar wrappers, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Millwork, Musical instruments , Office furniture, Organ pipes, Piano keys, Pianos , Plywood, Shingles, Shipbuilding

Product sources: The ITTO reports that a very important source of timber. The timber is exported regularly, especially as square-edged timber and veneer.

Environment profile: The environmental status of this species within its geographical boundaries has not been officially determined

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the luster The wood has a medium to high and golden luster

Natural durability: Very high natural resistance, Very suitable for exterior applications

Odor: Odor is distinctively cedary and often pronounced. Some specimen possess a bitter taste

Kiln Schedules: Schedule H United Kingdom

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy The wood is somewhat difficult to bore cleanly.

Carving: Good carving qualities

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: Good mortising properties

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds nails well

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Routing recessing: Good in both routing and recessing.

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Steam bending: Very Good to Excellent Results

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Pre-boring recommended; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Polishing: Requires a filler; Staining: Good staining properties; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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  • Strength properties
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 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 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %


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