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Bordet (Dombeya goetzenii)

Family: Sterculiaceae

Common names: Bordet, Boroa, Boroguet, Borowa, Borowetamoi, Chikole, Gabaluwa, Kenya ash, Mukao, Mukeo, Ol subukian, Omukole, Poromet, Sibibuet, Sibukuet, Silibuet, Siligwet, Silip, Silipehet

Distributed in: Kenya, Uganda (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Handles: general, Joinery, Ladders, Piling, Sporting Goods, Tool handles

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isPale brown, White to creamand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to marine borer attack

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is unknown

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Planing: Easy to plane

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Resistance to Splitting: Good

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Turning: Poor results


  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 608 kg/m3
Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 415 616 kg/cm2
Hardness 601 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 145 kg/cm2
Stiffness 111 129 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 592 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi
Density 38 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1326 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 5905 8762 psi
Shearing Strength 2076 psi
Stiffness 1589 1835 1000 psi
Weight 37 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low

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