Wood inspector

Family:

Common names: Candelillo, Corpus elosuchil, Laurel sabino, Magnolia, Semiramis, Vaco

Distributed in: Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico (Central America)

Distribution overview: Honduras, southern Guatemala, the Maya Mountains, Belize (B. Holst) and Chiapas, typically found growing in sandy clay soils.

Common uses: Beams, Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, 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, Lifeboats, Millwork, Turnery, Utility plywood, Veneer

Environment profile: Data source is Nature Conservancy

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isPurplish tinge , Redand the sapwoodWhite to greenish , Yellow.The grain isStraight to interlocked, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Generally easy

Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Steam bending: Very Good to Excellent Results

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

Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;