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Yellow sanders
Yellow sanders (Buchenavia capitata)

Family: Combretaceae

Common names: Almendro, Amarillo, Amarillo boj, Angouchi des sables, Bois arcoquois, Bois gli gli, Bois glis-glis, Bois gri gri, Bois gri-gri, Bois gris gris, Bois gris-gris, Bois margot, Bois olivier, Chicharro, Ciruelillo, Gemberhout, Gli-gli, Granadillo, Gri-gri, Guaraguao, Jocuma, Jucarillo, Jucaro amarillo, Jucaro mastelero, Jucaro-amarillo, Jucaro-mastelero, Katoelima, Matakki, Mirindiba, Mountain wild olive, Olivier, Olivier grand bois, Olivo negro, Olivonegro, Periquiteira, Sandero-yellow, Toekoeli, Wild olive, Yellow olivier, Yellow s, Yellow sanders

Distributed in: Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico [US], Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: West Indies, Panama, and South America from Venezuela to French Guiana Brazil, and Bolivia.￿ Several related species are found in the Amazon region.

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Charcoal, Chemical containers, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decks, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Planks, Plywood, Poles, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables , Turnery, Utility furniture, Vats, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Walking sticks, Wardrobes

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish brownand the sapwoodPaler than heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterPronounced

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

Odor: Spicy scent and mild bitter taste when green

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: Attractive funiture wood General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on sawing is moderate

Boring: Easy

Carving: Good to spindle carve

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Difficult to glue

Mortising: Hardness and irregular grain affect mortising properties

Planing: Hardness and irregular grain affect planing

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is resistant

Resistance to Splitting: Good

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Sanding: Easy to sand

Steam bending: Moderate

Screwing: Difficult to screw ; Turning: May be some tearing due to irregular grain

Polishing: Smooth finish;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,55 0,62
Density 753 kg/m3
Bending Strength 664 942 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 73 88 kg/cm2
Hardness 602 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 135 kg/cm2
Stiffness 102 116 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 737 576 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 0,63 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 139 cm-kg
Static Bending 436 528 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9452 13409 psi
Crushing Strength 1046 1254 psi
Density 47 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1328 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 5476 8070 psi
Shearing Strength 1932 psi
Static Bending 6202 7513 psi
Stiffness 1457 1661 1000 psi
Toughness 121 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 8 9 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.55 0.62
Weight 46 36 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 8 %

Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Max. crushing strength = high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = small
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Very heavy
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Resists denting and marring
Hardness = medium
Dnesity (dry wieght) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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