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Tulipwood (Dalbergia frutescens)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Bois de rose, Brazilian tulipwood, Jacaranda rosa, Pau de fuso, Pau rosa, Pinkwood, Tulipwood

Distributed in: Brazil, Columbia, Guyana, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Tropical South America, especially northeastern Brazil.

Common uses: Brush backs & handles, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture, Inlay work, Marquetry, Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Turnery, Veneer

Product sources: Round logs of Tulipwood heartwood are exported from Brazil into the United States. The logs are usually under 6 feet (2 m) long, with a diameter of 2 to 8 inches (5 to 20 cm) and are sold by the pound at very high prices. Tulipwood veneers are more available from suppliers than lumber.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m The tree is rather small, often with an irregular trunk

Colors: the heart isRed, Redand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureFine to mediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Non-resistant to termites, Non-resistant to marine borers

Odor: Has an odor Tulipwood has a mildly fragrant scent when worked, but the odor disappears after machining

Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting Risk of checking and twisting is minimal.

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Comments: Compact, fissile, and splintery. It is usually marketed in the form of small logs or billets, and is primarily used for decorative purposes. Tulipwood is a familiar wood to cabinetmakers and was a popular timber for the manufacture of French furniture. Generally strong, tough, and hard. High waste factor The timber has fairly high waste factor in conversionWaste Factor

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Pre-Boring is necessary

Planing: Very Heavy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Screwing: Fair to Good Results ; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Surface Preparation;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,88
Density 993 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 62 lbs/ft3
Specific Gravity 0.88
Weight 60 50 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
The wood is very heavy

Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World No.1 Africa,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesBrown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 2 South America,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesKline, M. 1982. Dalbergia frutescens- Tulipwood. In A Guide to Useful Woods of the World. Flynn Jr., J.H., Editor. King Philip Publishing Co., Portland, Maine. 1994. Page 127.Kribbs, D.A. 1959. Commercial Foreign Woods on the American Market. Buckhout Lab., Dept. of Botany, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.Kribs, D.A.,1950,Commercial and Foreign Woods on the American Market (a manual to their,structure, identification, uses and distribution,U.S.A. Penn. State College, Tropical Woods LaboratoryLincoln, W.A. 1986. World Woods in Color. Linden Publishing Co. Inc. Fresno, California.Mainieri, C.,1970,Madeiras Brasilieras,Sao Paulo Secretaria da Agricultra, Institulo Florestral
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