Avodire Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Avodire Alternative Name 1: Agba
Avodire Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Avodire Amount of Natural Luster: Lustrous
Avodire Availability of Wood: Adequate
Avodire Available As Lumber: Yes
Avodire Available as Veneer: Yes
Avodire Available only in small sizes: Yes
Avodire Bending Strength: Moderate
Avodire Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Avodire Botanical Name: Turraeanthus africanus
Avodire Carving: Good, easy to carve
Avodire Clear Finish or Varnish: Insufficient Data Available
Avodire Color of Wood: Yellow or Golden Brown
Avodire Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Avodire Crushing Strength: Moderate
Avodire Decorative Figure: Yes
Avodire Density: Moderate
Avodire Drilling: Fair or Satisfactory
Avodire Fill before Finishing: May require a filler depending on the intended result
Avodire Gluing: Good
Avodire Grain: Mostly Straight
Avodire Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Indistinct growth ring
Avodire Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Avodire Hand Tooling: Average
Avodire Hardness: Average
Avodire Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Avodire Harmful Properties: May cause nosebleeds, internal bleeding, dermatological problems
Avodire Interlocked Grain: Yes
Avodire Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Avodire Machine Tools: Average
Avodire Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Avodire Movement after drying: Low
Avodire Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Avodire Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Avodire Natural Durability: Non-durable
Avodire Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Avodire Painting: Fair
Avodire Planing: Fair
Avodire Polishing: Good
Avodire Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 33
Avodire Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 33
Avodire Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Avodire Sanding: Good
Avodire Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Avodire Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Avodire Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Avodire Shaping: Very Good
Avodire Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Avodire Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Avodire Specific Gravity: High
Avodire Specific Gravity maximum: .55
Avodire Specific Gravity minimum: .55
Avodire Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Avodire Steam Bending: Poor
Avodire Stiffness: Moderate
Avodire Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Avodire Texture of the Wood: Moderately Fine
Avodire Toughness: Low
Avodire Turning: Fair to Average
Avodire Weight: Moderate
Avodire Wood Defects: Cup, knots loosen or split, ring check, twist, warp
Avodire Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Avodire Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Avodire Use for Carving: no
Avodire Use for Cooperage: no
Avodire Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Avodire Use for Flooring: no
Avodire Use for Furniture: YES
Avodire Use for Handles: no
Avodire Use for Heavy Construction: no
Avodire Use for Inlay: no
Avodire Use for Interior Finish: no
Avodire Use for Light Construction: no
Avodire Use for Marine Applications: no
Avodire Use for Marquetry: YES
Avodire Use for Millwork: YES
Avodire Use for Models and Patterns: no
Avodire Use for Musical Instruments: no
Avodire Use for Novelties: no
Avodire Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Avodire Use for Shingles: no
Avodire Use for Sports Equipment: no
Avodire Use for Turnery: no
Avodire Use for Woodenware: no