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Abale
Abale (Blighia sapida)

Family: Sapindaceae

Distributed in: Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo (Africa, Central America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Carvings, Chairs, Charcoal, Furniture, Light construction, Turnery

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera), Very durable

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Moderate twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy

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

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended ; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 881 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 55 lbs/ft3
Weight 54 43 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft

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