Allerheiligenholz (Haematoxylum campechianum)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Allerheiligenholz, Blackwood, Blankholz, Blauholz, Blauw-hout, Blockwood, Bloodwoodtree, Blutholz, Bois bleu, Bois campeche, Bois de campeche, Bois de la jamaique, Bois de nicaragua, Bois de sang, Bois noir, Bois sanglant, Brasil, Campeachy wood, Campeche, Campeche carmen, Campeche rouge, Campeche-hout, Campechenholz, Campechy wood, Campeggio, Campeschenholz, Campetch, Coeur rouge, Dyewood, Ek, Legno azzurro, Legno di campeggio, Legno nero, Logwood, Palo azul, Palo brasil, Palo de campeche, Palo de sange, Palo de sangre, Palo de tinta, Pao sanguinho, Pau sanginho, Peachwood, Poachwood, Tinta, Tinto
Distributed in: Belize, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chemical derivatives, Fuelwood, Poles, Posts, Tool handles, Turnery
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isOther figure, the textureFine to mediumand the lusterPronounced
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
LightInduced Color Change: Darker
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Splitting
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Holds nails well, Possible if prebored
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to Work
Screwing: Possible if prebored
; Turning: Good results
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Good; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
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865 |
769 |
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Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
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