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Bullhoof
Bullhoof (Drypetes brownii)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common names: Bullhoof, Bullhoof macho, Male bullhoof

Distributed in: Belize, Guatemala, Mexico (Central America)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Heavy construction, Joinery (external): ground contact, Light construction, Plywood, Railroad ties, Structural work

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isVariable (figure), the textureUniformand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Resistant to attack from pinworms (ambrosia beetles), Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Odor: Has an odor

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a moderate speed

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Difficult to nail, Possible if prebored

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Routing is easy

Turning: Turns with moderate ease

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 753 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 4 %
Weight 737 592 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 47 lbs/ft3
Weight 46 37 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate

Belize,1946,42 Secondary Hardwood Timbers of British Honduras,British Honduras Forest Department Bulletin,No.1Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 9 Central America and the Caribbean,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesLongwood, F.R.,1962,Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.207
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