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Almendro
Almendro (Coumarouna oleifera)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Almendro, Barujo, Charapilla, Coumarouna, Cuamara, Cumaru, Cumaru amarello, Cunuru, Ebo, Gayac, Groot locus, Sarrapia, Tonga bean, Tonka bean

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Chemical derivatives, Fishing rods, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodRed, White.The grain isOther figure, the textureMediumand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, There is usually no degrade as a result of spring or bow

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is cylindrical

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Boring: Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Gluing is often difficult

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work


Painting: Poor to Very Poor; Polishing: Satisfactory; Varnishing: Poor to Very Poor;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 705 955 kg/cm2
Hardness 1333 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 162 kg/cm2
Stiffness 171 199 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi
Hardness 2940 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 10035 13590 psi
Shearing Strength 2312 psi
Stiffness 2441 2838 1000 psi
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Max. crushing strength = very high
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high

Hess, R.W., Wangaard, F.F., Dickinson, F.E.,1950,Properties and Uses of Tropical Woods 2,Tropical Woods,13(97,pp1-132Howard, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed.Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressStandley, P.C.,1928,Flora of the Panama Canal Zone,Smithsonian Institute. Contributions from the United States National,Herbarium Vol. 27Volkart, C.,1965,Recopilacion dedatos sobre propiedacies y usos maderos del Bosque Tropical,de las Costa Atlantica de Nicaragua,Turrialba,15(1, pp43-57Wangaard, F.F., Muschler, A.F.,1952,Properties and Uses of Tropical Woods 3,Tropical Woods,14(98, pp1-190Wangaard, F.F.,1951,The Physical Properties of Tropical Woods,F.A.O. For. & For. Prod. Studies Series No.3 Tropical Woods and Ag.,Residues as sources of pulp,pp10-16
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