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Ogea
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;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,36 0,46
Density 464 kg/m3
Bending Strength 470 770 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 432 kg/cm2
Hardness 391 kg
Impact Strength 45 cm
Shearing Strength 104 kg/cm2
Stiffness 71 92 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 416 368 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,35 0,56 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
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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