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Ajoewa
Ajoewa (Licaria canella)

Family: Lauraceae

Common names: Ajoewa, Apisie-ie, Atjarie, Badagos, Banda, Bois canelle, Brown silverballi, Canella, Cedre flibustier, Honohonoridan, Itiari tianari, Itik, Kamarai, Kaneel-pisie, Kaneelhart, Kanerie hoedoe, Kanerjoe, Kharemero, Kjanari, Laurier pulcherro, Magre hoedoe, Nagre hoedoe, Shinglewood, Shiruaballi, Silverballi, Siroeaballi tjanaria, Siroeballi tatarde, Sweetwood, Tiniari, Wabaima, Waibaima, Waitzama, Wajaaka

Distributed in: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago (Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boat building: planking, Bridge construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Decks, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Mathematical instruments, Musical instruments, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts

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 isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is cylindrical

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Steam bending: Very good

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

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

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 689 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1026 1518 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 562 786 kg/cm2
Hardness 1117 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 154 kg/cm2
Stiffness 155 180 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 769 673 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,63 0,84 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14598 21597 psi
Density 43 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2464 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 7996 11192 psi
Shearing Strength 2204 psi
Stiffness 2205 2562 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 9 12 inch-lbs/in3
Weight 48 42 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Max. crushing strength = very high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Work to Maximum Load = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Density (dry weight) = 53 - 60 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Berni, C.A., Bolza, E., Christensen, F.J.,1979,South American Timbers - The Characteristics, Properties and Uses of 190,Species,C.S.I.R.O Div. Building ResearchEdmondson, C.H.,1949,Reaction of Woods from S.America and Caribbean areas to Marine Borers in,Hawaiian Waters,Caribbean Foresters,10(1,PP37-41Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry DepartmentFanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1Guyana - Forest Department,1951,British Guyana Timbers - Brown Silverballi (Licaria canella,British Guiana Forestry Department Leaflet No. 10Lamb, A.F.A., Wangaard, F.F.,1950,The Gluing Properties of certain Tropical American Woods,Yale Univ. School of Forestry Technical Report,4Marshall, R.C.,1939,Silviculture of the trees of Trinidad and Tobago - British West Indies,O.U.P.,LondonPolak, A.M.,1992,Major Timber Trees of Guyana A Field Guide,The Tropenbos Foundation Wageningen, The NetherlandsRecord, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1942,American Timbers of the Family Lauraceae,Tropical Woods,69,pp7-33Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressSurinam Forest Service,1952,Surinam Timber - A Summary with brief descriptions of the main timber,species of Surinam,Surinam Forest ServiceVink, A.T.,1965,Surinam Timbers,Surinam Forest Service Paramaribo,3rd rev. ed.Wangaard, F.F., et al,1954,Properties and Uses of Tropical Woods 4,Tropical Woods,14(99, pp1-187Wolcott, G.N.,1950,An Index to the Termite Resistance of Woods,Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Puerto Rico Bulletin,No.85
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