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American muskwood
American muskwood (Guarea trichilioides)

Family: Meliaceae

Common names: Acajou, Alligator wood, American guarea, American muskwood, Atapio, Atauba, Ato blanco, Bilibili, Bois bale, Bois pistolet, Bois rouge, Buck vomit, Cabimbo, Cabirma, Cabirmasanta, Cambotata, Carbonero, Carrapeteiro, Cedrillo, Cedro dulce, Cedro macho, Cedrohy, Cedron, Cedrophy, Coquito de montana, Cramantee, Cramantree, Diofiesirie, Fruta de loro, Gito, Guano blanco, Guaraguao, Karaba-balli, Latapi, Latapicaspi, Manu, Mestizo, Pico del oro, Redwood, Requia, Shuparai, Trompeto, Trompillo, Wild akee, Yamagua, Yamao, Zambo cedro

Distributed in: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama, Puerto Rico [US], Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: West Indies, Mexico, Central America, southern Brazil and Argentina.

Common uses: Beams, Bedroom suites, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Cooperages, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Paneling, Plywood, Shipbuilding, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Resistant to wood staining fungal attack, Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Odor: Seasoned wood has slight taste but no distinctive odor

Kiln Schedules: T6 - D2 (4/4); T3 - D1 (8/4) US/T6 - D2 (4/4); T3 - D1 (8/4) US

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow (18-28 days for boards < 32 mm, to 52-84 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Splitting, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Moderately easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Low cutting resistance

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Finishes well

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Yields clean surfaces

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Good

Response to hand tools: Good response to hand tools

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Good sanding qualities

Veneering qualities: Steaming required to prepare bolts

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Good results

Painting: Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,47
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength 605 891 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 325 499 kg/cm2
Hardness 471 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 120 kg/cm2
Stiffness 98 114 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 624 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 109 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8610 12674 psi
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1040 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 4627 7110 psi
Shearing Strength 1713 psi
Stiffness 1406 1634 1000 psi
Toughness 95 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.47
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

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

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