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Bondet
Bondet (Hagenia abyssinica)

Family: Rosaceae

Common names: Bondet, Chagga of old moshi, Cousso, Cusso, Duchia, Edo, Fieto, Habbi, Hagenia, Hato, Heto, Ihangala, Kamonde, Kibongoto, Kikukwe, Kisichetwa, Kosso, Kossobaum, Kuso ag, Kuso tree, Leo, Masai, Mfoono, Mizeti, Mkumburu, Mlanga, Mokesi, Mrosirose, Mrozirozi, Mruziruzi, Mtulenya, Muchagachaga, Muchokachoka, Mugeti, Muhulisi, Muinyeri, Mujogajoga, Mukunzuti, Mumondo, Munyagondu, Museregego, Muweti, Muzeti, Muziziku, Mwanga, Mwisso, Nafuru, Ngivavi, Njororuet, Ol kijabe, Omujesi, Seweruwa, Shagaret el hhabbashiyah, Shagaret el kusu, Shawa, Sigurwa, Sokoruet

Distributed in: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Particleboard, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5

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

Drying Defects: Severe end splitting, Slight end splitting

Ease of Drying: Easy

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy

Gluing: Easy to glue

Mortising: Finishes well

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Difficult to nail, Easy to nail

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Softwood is resistant

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Turning: Good results

Polishing: Poor;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 592 kg/m3
Bending Strength 542 849 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 451 kg
Impact Strength 71 cm
Shearing Strength 166 kg/cm2
Stiffness 71 84 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 576 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7711 12078 psi
Density 37 lbs/ft3
Hardness 995 lbs
Impact Strength 28 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 2365 psi
Stiffness 1017 1199 1000 psi
Weight 36 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %

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

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