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Amani satinwood
Amani satinwood (Fagara amaniensis)

Family: Rutaceae

Common names: Amani satinwood, Mfarakumbi, Mfuakumbi

Distributed in: Tanzania (Africa)

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Particleboard, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Toys, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodSame as heartwood, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack

Kiln Schedules: UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Mortising: Finishes well

Moulding: Satisfactory moulding

Movement in Service: Satisfactory moulding

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 429 674 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 109 kg/cm2
Stiffness 95 110 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight 496 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6111 9589 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 1560 psi
Stiffness 1358 1568 1000 psi
Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %

Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Radial = small

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchMurira, K.,1984,Natural Durability Tests of Tanzanian Timbers 1955 - 1982,Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Timber Utilisation Research Centre,,Moshi.Tanzania Forest Division,1966,Kiln Drying Schedules for Tanzania Timbers Technical Note no.38,Tanzania Forest Div. Util. Sec. MoshiTanzania Forestry Department,1962,Timbers of Tanganyika - Fagara amaniensis,Tanzania Forestry Department, Utilisation Section, Moshi - Timbers of,Tanganyika
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