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Cubaletole
Cubaletole (Faurea macnaughtonii)

Family: Proteaceae

Common names: Cubaletole, Isafu, Isefi, Isefo, Muhunde, Musokoto, Saninga, Terblans

Distributed in: South Africa, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Common uses: Carvings, Flooring, Furniture, Paneling, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Turnery

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 300-350 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodRed, Yellow.The grain isFigure, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

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

Kiln Schedules: UK=B US=T2C2/T2C1 Fr=2

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting, Moderate twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Sanding: Easy to sand

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Turning: Easy to turn

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 881 kg/m3
Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness 1051 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 109 kg/cm2
Stiffness 152 175 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Weight 865 689 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi
Density 55 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2318 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 1560 psi
Stiffness 2167 2494 1000 psi
Weight 54 43 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large

Banks, C.H., Schoeman, J.P., Otto, K.P.,1977,The Mechanical Properties of Timbers with particular reference to South,Africa,South African Forestry Research Institute Bulletin,(Ed.,Schoeman, J.P. 1973 & Otto K.P. 1976,No.48Banks, C.H.,1954,The Mechanical Properties of Timbers with Particular Reference to those,grown in the Union of South Africa,Journal of the South African Forestry Association,No. 24 pp.44-65,[South,African Forestry Journal]Banks, C.H.,1970,The Durability of South African Wood and Wood Base Building Materials,South African Forestry Journal,No.75Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchChalk, L. et al.,1935,Fifteen South African High Forest Timber Trees,Forest Trees and Timbers of the British Empire, Imperial Forestry,Institute, Oxford,Part 3Scott, M.H.,1935,Weights of South African Growth Timbers,South African Department of Agriculture and Forestry Bulletin,No.145,Forest Products Institute, Forestry Series No.1Scott, M.H.,1953,Utilisation Notes on South African Timbers,South African Forestry Department Bulletin No.36Sim, T.R.,1921,Native Trees of South Africa,Union of South Africa Department of Mines and Industries Memoir No.3Takahashi, A.,1978,Compilation of Data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part,III) Africa,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No. 7
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