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CanaleteCanaleteCanaleteCanalete
Canalete (Cordia dodecandra)

Family: Boraginaceae

Common names: Amapa asta, Amapa beba, Amapa bola, Anacuite, Asta, Baria, Barl, Bocote, Bojon, Bonom, Canalete, Canaletta, Chackopte, Copite, Cupane, Freijo, Grisino, Gueramo, Habeen, K'an-k'opte, Keopte, Kopte, Laurel, Negra, Ocotillo meco, Palo de asta, Pardillo del monte, Peterebi, Siricote, Siricote blanco, Trompillo, Varia, Veria, Veria prieta, Zac-copte, Ziricote

Distributed in: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Florida, Guatemala, Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo,Veracruz, Yucatan), Venezuela, West Indies. A lowland rainforest species. In Quintana Roo, the species occurs in forests on black soils and in secondary formations.

Common uses: Beams, Bedroom suites, Billiard-cue butts, Boat building, Building construction, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Paneling, Plywood, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer: decorative

Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodYellow, Yellow reddish-brown.The grain isStraight to interlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Naturally resistant

Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5

Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting, Severe end splitting

Ease of Drying: Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Glues well

Moulding: Easy to mould

Movement in Service: Easy to mould

Nailing: Good nailing properties

Planing: good

Response to hand tools: Excellent response

Sanding: Very good results

Veneering qualities: Diifficult to veneer, Suitable for slicing

Turning: Good results

Polishing: Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,66
Density 849 kg/m3
Bending Strength 758 1018 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness 1035 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 97 111 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 801 641 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 383 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10784 14481 psi
Density 53 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2282 lbs
Stiffness 1388 1590 1000 psi
Toughness 333 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.66
Weight 50 40 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 8 %

Hardness (side grain) = hard
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Resists denting and marring
Density = very high
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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