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AbarcoAbarco
Abarco (Cariniana legalis)

Family: Lecythidaceae

Common names: Abarco, Albarco, Bacu, Brazilian mahogany, Colombian mahogany, Jequitiba, Jequitiba amarella, Jequitiba branca, Jequitiba rosa, Jequitiba vermelha, Jeweitiba, Pau-carga, Sapucaia-de-apito

Distributed in: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela (Latin America)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Plywood, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodRed, White.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMediumand the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) are commonly present, Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Kiln Schedules: UK=B US=T2C2/T2C1 Fr=2

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Poor to Very Poor Results

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Suitable for slicing

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 592 kg/m3
Bending Strength 579 907 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 71 84 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 576 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8244 12907 psi
Density 37 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Stiffness 1017 1199 1000 psi
Weight 36 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low

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