Ipe Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Ipe Alternative Name 1: Lapacho
Ipe Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Ipe Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Ipe Availability of Wood: Limited
Ipe Available As Lumber: Yes
Ipe Available as Veneer: Yes
Ipe Available only in small sizes: No
Ipe Bending Strength: High
Ipe Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate to Severe
Ipe Botanical Name: Tabebuia spp.
Ipe Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Ipe Clear Finish or Varnish: Insufficient Data Available
Ipe Color of Wood: Yellow or Golden Brown
Ipe Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Ipe Crushing Strength: High
Ipe Decorative Figure: Yes
Ipe Density: Extremely high
Ipe Drilling: Good
Ipe Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Ipe Gluing: Good
Ipe Grain: Mostly Straight
Ipe Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Ipe Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Ipe Hand Tooling: Difficult
Ipe Hardness: Very Hard, extremely difficult to dent
Ipe Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Ipe Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological problems or skin irritation
Ipe Interlocked Grain: Yes
Ipe Kiln-dried Shrinkage: High
Ipe Machine Tools: Somewhat Difficult
Ipe Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Ipe Movement after drying: Low
Ipe Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Ipe Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Ipe Natural Durability: Very durable
Ipe Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Ipe Painting: Fair
Ipe Planing: Fair
Ipe Polishing: Fair
Ipe Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 64
Ipe Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 60
Ipe Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Ipe Sanding: Good
Ipe Sawing: High cutting resistance - Wood tends to bind or burn
Ipe Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Ipe Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Ipe Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Ipe Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Ipe Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Ipe Specific Gravity: Extrememly high
Ipe Specific Gravity maximum: 1.08
Ipe Specific Gravity minimum: 1.08
Ipe Staining: Good
Ipe Steam Bending: Satisfactory
Ipe Stiffness: Extremely High
Ipe Surface Preparation for Finishing: Yes
Ipe Texture of the Wood: Intermediate
Ipe Toughness: High
Ipe Turning: Good
Ipe Weight: Extremely heavy
Ipe Wood Defects: Warp
Ipe Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Ipe Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Ipe Use for Carving: no
Ipe Use for Cooperage: no
Ipe Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Ipe Use for Flooring: YES
Ipe Use for Furniture: no
Ipe Use for Handles: YES
Ipe Use for Heavy Construction: no
Ipe Use for Inlay: no
Ipe Use for Interior Finish: no
Ipe Use for Light Construction: no
Ipe Use for Marine Applications: no
Ipe Use for Marquetry: no
Ipe Use for Millwork: no
Ipe Use for Models and Patterns: no
Ipe Use for Musical Instruments: no
Ipe Use for Novelties: no
Ipe Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Ipe Use for Shingles: no
Ipe Use for Sports Equipment: no
Ipe Use for Turnery: YES
Ipe Use for Woodenware: no