Wood inspector

Family: Myristicaceae

Common names: Banak, Bemoonba, Bicui, Cuangare, Karikowa, Kirikawa, Marakaipo, Mouchigo rouge, Pajoelidan, Sangrito, Soewana, Ucuhuba rana, Virola de tumaco

Distributed in: Brazil, Columbia, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Upland virgin forests in the Guianas, Amazon regions of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. Also Pacific Coastal areas of Colombia.

Common uses: Beams, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Fiberboard, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Millwork, Particleboard, Plywood, Turnery, Veneer

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isPurple, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Sapwood non-resistant to furniture beetles, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Good boring properties

Carving: Good carving properties

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: good

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Fair to Good , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Responds well to recessing and routing

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Very Good to Excellent Results

Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

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