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Pau amarelloPau amarelloPau amarello
Pau amarello (Euxylophora paraensis)

Family: Rutaceae

Common names: Amarello, Amarello vinhatico, Amarelo-cetim, Bois bresil, Boxwood, Brazilian boxwood, Brazilian satinwood, Canary wood, Cetim, Limao rana, Limao-rana, Muira-taua, Muirataua, Pao amarello, Pao setim, Para-amarello, Pau, Pau amarello, Pau setim, Pau-cetim, Pequia cetim, Pequia setim, Satean wood, Sateen wood, Satinwood, Vinhatico de espinho, Vinhatico de macaco

Distributed in: Brazil (Latin America)

Distribution overview: Grows almost exclusively in dry land areas of Brazil's Para State, in the lower Amazon

Common uses: Boat building (general), Brush backs & handles, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Door, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Sporting Goods, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables , Tool handles, Turnery, Utility furniture, Wardrobes

Product sources: The ITTO reports that the species is a fairly important source of timber, and is frequently exported.Timber produced by this species is labelled and marketed sometimes as Satinwood.

Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isBrown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow .The grain isWeak figure, the textureMediumand the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)

Odor: No specific smell or taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Easy

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Very similar to white oak, Shagbark hickory and Degame

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on sawing dry wood is moderate

Boring: Sharp tools are required

Carving: Interlocking grain

Gluing: Satisfactory gluing properties

Mortising: Growth rings fairly distinct

Moulding: Difficult to mould

Movement in Service: Difficult to mould

Nailing: Fair to Good , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Easy to plane The material is fairly difficult to plane.

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Routing recessing: Characteristic are rated as fair

Turning: Turning properties are fair

Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,64
Density 801 kg/m3
Bending Strength 865 1193 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 473 674 kg/cm2
Hardness 796 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 151 kg/cm2
Stiffness 141 157 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 769 624 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,7 0,91 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12317 16980 psi
Density 50 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1756 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6740 9599 psi
Shearing Strength 2150 psi
Stiffness 2016 2237 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 10 13 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.64
Weight 48 39 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Max. crushing strength = high 0
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Density (dry weight) = 53-60
Shrinkage, Tangential = small

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