Ogea (Daniellia ogea)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Blaang, Blue bessie, Bolengu, Bungbo, Copal, Daniellia, Ehyedua, Eye dua, Fara, Faro, Gbessi, Gbessie, Gum copal, Gum copal tree, Hyedua, Incenso, Juya, Lonlaviol, N'dola, N'su, Naou, Nsou, Nsu, Ogea, Okineten, Omugo, Oziya, Santan, Shedua, Siadua, Singa, Whoe
Distributed in: Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone (Africa)
Distribution overview: West Africa, particularly common in the rain forest of southern Nigeria. Found in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and Portugese Guinea.
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Charcoal, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture components, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Paneling , Particleboard, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Tables, Turnery, Vats, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber is occasionally produced from the species and exported in low quantities.
Environment profile: Generally secure within its natural habitat
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureRed gummy deposits in parenchyma. and the lusterPronounced
Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Silica Content: Siliceous
Kiln Schedules: UK=J US=T10D5S/T8D4S Fr=4
Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)
Drying Defects: Slight collapse and honeycomb, Slight twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Glues well
Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Nailing: Satisfactory nailing properties, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Interlocked grain produces distinct ribbon figure
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is resistant
Response to hand tools: Moderate blunting effect on cutting edges
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Veneering qualities:
Some logs are sliced into decorative veneers for paneling and cabinets
Steam bending: Very poor
The wood is reported to buckle severely even at a large radius of curvature
Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,36 |
0,46 |
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Density |
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464 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
470 |
770 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
275 |
432 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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391 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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45 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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104 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
71 |
92 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
7 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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% |
Weight |
416 |
368 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,35 |
0,56 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 6693 | 10959 | psi | Density | | 29 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 862 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 18 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3916 | 6158 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1482 | psi | Stiffness | 1017 | 1317 | 1000 psi | Work to Maximum Load | 5 | 8 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.36 | 0.46 | | Weight | 26 | 23 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 11 | | % | |
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0 Max. crushing strength = medium Shrinkage, Radial = very small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Hardness (side grain) = soft Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = small Bending strength (MOR) = medium Work to Maximum Load = very low Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) 15> lbs/cu.ft.
The wood has medium density, low bending strength, very low stiffness and resistance to shock loads, and medium crushing strength. It is a suitable substitute for Rosewood in solid sections
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