Pau Marfim Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Pau Marfim Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Pau Marfim Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Pau Marfim Availability of Wood: Limited
Pau Marfim Available As Lumber: Yes
Pau Marfim Available as Veneer: Yes
Pau Marfim Available only in small sizes: No
Pau Marfim Bending Strength: High
Pau Marfim Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate to Severe
Pau Marfim Botanical Name: Balfourodendron riedelianum
Pau Marfim Carving: Good, easy to carve
Pau Marfim Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Pau Marfim Color of Wood: Creamy - Light Brown
Pau Marfim Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Pau Marfim Crushing Strength: High
Pau Marfim Decorative Figure: No
Pau Marfim Density: Very high
Pau Marfim Drilling: Insufficient Data Available
Pau Marfim Fill before Finishing: Insufficient Data Available
Pau Marfim Gluing: Average - Requires control
Pau Marfim Grain: Mostly Straight
Pau Marfim Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Pau Marfim Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Pau Marfim Hand Tooling: Average
Pau Marfim Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Pau Marfim Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Pau Marfim Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Pau Marfim Interlocked Grain: Yes
Pau Marfim Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Pau Marfim Machine Tools: Average
Pau Marfim Mortising: Insufficient Data Available
Pau Marfim Movement after drying: Low
Pau Marfim Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Pau Marfim Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Pau Marfim Natural Durability: Non-durable
Pau Marfim Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Pau Marfim Painting: Good
Pau Marfim Planing: Fair
Pau Marfim Polishing: Good
Pau Marfim Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 50
Pau Marfim Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 50
Pau Marfim Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Pau Marfim Sanding: Insufficient Data Available
Pau Marfim Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Pau Marfim Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Pau Marfim Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Pau Marfim Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Pau Marfim Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Pau Marfim Size of Pores: Insufficient Data Available
Pau Marfim Specific Gravity: Very high
Pau Marfim Specific Gravity maximum: .73
Pau Marfim Specific Gravity minimum: .73
Pau Marfim Staining: Good
Pau Marfim Steam Bending: Poor
Pau Marfim Stiffness: Moderate
Pau Marfim Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Pau Marfim Texture of the Wood: Fine
Pau Marfim Toughness: High
Pau Marfim Turning: Very good
Pau Marfim Weight: Very heavy
Pau Marfim Wood Defects: Few drying defects
Pau Marfim Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Pau Marfim Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Pau Marfim Use for Carving: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Cooperage: no
Pau Marfim Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Flooring: no
Pau Marfim Use for Furniture: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Handles: no
Pau Marfim Use for Heavy Construction: no
Pau Marfim Use for Inlay: no
Pau Marfim Use for Interior Finish: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Light Construction: no
Pau Marfim Use for Marine Applications: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Marquetry: no
Pau Marfim Use for Millwork: no
Pau Marfim Use for Models and Patterns: no
Pau Marfim Use for Musical Instruments: no
Pau Marfim Use for Novelties: no
Pau Marfim Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Shingles: no
Pau Marfim Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Turnery: YES
Pau Marfim Use for Woodenware: no