Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The numerical data covers all key qualities in both english and metric units. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, afzelia has been reported to cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation, as well as sneezing. Similar in appearance to amboyna burl, afzelia burl has more varied figure in burl form. Afzelia, apa, azza, beyo, chanfuta, chanfuti, doussie, mahogany bean, mbambakofi, mkehli, mkola, mkora, peulmahonia, pod mahogany. Worldwide all that makes the wood database unique, distilled into one potent book. Afzelia xylocarpa makha tree, cambodia beng tree pfaf. Afzelia wood flooring species description and properties. Since about 2005, it has become increasingly difficult to get, especially in the burl form. Diagonalradial 49 exclusively solitary 53 radial multiples 44 solitary and radial multiples 198 tangential bands 25 very large 98 pore frequency. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 20 25 metres, 60 80cm in diameter, sometimes sinuous with thin buttresses at base. Eric meier, who ownsruns the wood database web site has now published a really good wood book, called wood. Wood samples were systematically collected from the outer, middle and inner wood sections of the radial and longitudinal positions at base 10, middle 50 and top 90% of the tree height. Pdf strength characteristics of apa afzelia bipindensis.
Afzelia zylocarpa, known as makamong burl in southeast asia, is a beautiful burl that is rare on the world market. Doussie wood flooring species description and properties. The woodworkers resource for practical information and research for all things wood. Afzelia is prized for its quality wood, its bark, which has many medicinal uses, and its nitrogenrich leaves, which enrich the soil.
Im slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. Afzelia xylay and figured from griffin exotic wood llc. Afzelia, also known as doussie, is a particularly beautiful and stable wood species. A brief video illustrating the chatoyancy, color shifts based on the reflection of light, in a turned dish made of honduran mahogany. Most pieces of african afzelia are unfigured lumber, while burls and figured pieces. Unlike any other material, the design properties for wood members depends. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. Be sure to order a rough size at least 14 larger than your finished size.
Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by eric meier 20151010 by the wood database. The plants database includes the following 3 species of afzelia. The building of a reconstructed 9thcentury arab merchantman, the jewel of muscat, required thirtyeight tons of afzelia africana wood, which was supplied from ghana. The exotic woodchartfind your wood by photo or name. Looking for a specific product or a distributor for a product. An infusion of the bark is used as a treatment against paralysis, and a. Wood profiles with common name and average dried weight imperial and metric units. The sapwood of doussie is paleyellow to white, while the heartwood ranges from light brown to reddish brown. The grain is irregular and often interlocked and the texture is coarse but even. Curved trees were chosen for the ships frames and timbers. Afzelia xylocarpa is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m 65ft by 12 m 39ft at a medium rate. Diffuseporous 238 ringporous 66 semiringporous 44 pore arrangement. Looking for information on the durability of a certain wood. Afzelia pachyloba is a deciduous tree that usually grows from 20 35 metres tall, occasionally reaching 40 metres.
Bestway carbon supplies roughly cut doussie square logs to the worlds markets. It is normal for it to have small bark inclusions, which can easily be hardened by adding thin superglue. Im working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where im at in the queue. All that makes the wood database unique, distilled into one potent book. Woods known to have wood toxicity effects, arranged by trade name. The book is every bit as good a reference as i expected. Afzelia xylay the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Afrormosia turns, glues, stains, and finishes well. Use our exclusive database to search for species by appearance. Books can be searched by isbn, author name, or book title. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. I bought this book because of eric meiers great wood database website.
I had recently checked out some wood identification books at the library, and i wanted a way to organize all of the most helpful data into a single reference file on. Note that blanks may vary in size up to 18 from the stated size. Us forest products laboratory, characteristics and availability of commercially important wood from the wood handbook pdf 916k. Sixteen local species are tested in monoculture and over a gradient of functional diversity 2, 4, 8, 16. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, afrormosia has been reported as a sensitizer. Moderately numerous 64 very numerous 20 darkcolored deposits 33.
With 40 actual wood specimens in popular use, descriptions of grain, color and texture, how to identify trees by their leaves, fruit, and bark, and much more, this is a small encyclopedia for woodworkers, carpenters, hobbyists, dealers, architects, craftsmen, nature lovers, teachers, or anyone with the urge to learn about wood. Because afzelia wood is so hard and strong, it is among the. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Afzelia africana african mahogany pfaf plant database. Exotic hardwood flooring, global wood source, santa clara, ca. Prices for clear lumber tend to be moderate for an imported hardwood. Afzelia africana is not the most important afzelia species for the international timber market. Either there have been craftoriented books filled with pretty pictures. The wood database may be accessed from the wood tab of the section sets spreadsheet by clicking in the shape field and then clicking, or by clicking the shape database button on the advanced tab of the ribbon and then clicking the wood tab of the shape database dialog wood materialshape selection.
This wood species is not listed in the cites appendices, but a handful of african species in the afzelia genus are on the iucn red list. Afzelia, aligna, apa, azza, beyo, bolengo, doussie, kpendei, lingue, mbanga, meli, mkola, mussacosa, nkokongo, papao, pauconta, uvala, white afzelia. The title of this book could not be more explicit or apt. Afzelia xylay and figured from griffin exotic wood llc pen blanks, woods, exotic. Afzelia xylay, afzelia, xylay lace scientific name. The first 47 pages are a wellwritten education about wood, covering basics of wood structure, comprehensive details about wood anatomy, ways to identify a type of wood even a list of woods that fluoresce. In the wild, large specimens have been over harvested and are becoming rare. Arranged into seven colorcoded regions of the world. Compare various species against one another by key characteristics. Lumber exotic lumber afzelia burl global wood source. Afzelia xylay the wood database lumber identification. Other names for this lumber used by woodworkers are doussie, makamong, nd afzelia lay. It looks like raised alligator skin, which really shows best when the surface is very highly polished.
Book database online offers a searchable catalog of all independent publisher titles and more. There is a great demand in southern and eastern parts of asia for this type of. Usually most common reactions include eye, skin, and respiratory irritation. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. In some markets, burls represent the majority of afzelia wood for sale. See the articles wood allergies and toxicity and wood dust safety for more information. Afrormosia the wood database lumber identification. Afzelia has good machining qualities, and it sands to a smooth surface. The final product is used to produce high quality exterior and interior joinery, flooring, doors and boat building. Common names of afzelia xylocarpa include makha tree, and cambodia beng tree. Wood from both genera are similar in anatomy and mechanical characteristics, though merbau tends to be darker in color, and also has occasional yellowish mineral deposits in the pores. Bloodwood the wood database lumber identification hardwood.
This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade. The species database will help you choose the most suitable wood species for your project. The neutral ph of the wood makes it suitable for applications in contact with vulnerable objects such as antiques and old books in libraries. Afzelia africana was used in the middle ages for ship building. The worlds most extensive database on commercial wood species. The afzelia genus is also very closely related botanically to the intsia genus yielding lumber traded as merbauwith both genera in the tribe afzelieae. Global wood source lumber exotic lumber afzelia burl global wood source. No other wood figure looks quite like it, and it is very hard to get, being only a tiny percentage of the afzelia wood available. The online wfb resource book is the broadest database of all manufacturers, distributors, importerexporters, manufacturer reps and inspectors in the wood flooring industry. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by. Shipping currently not available to canada or australia. The wood has a medium luster, and the texture is somewhat coarse.
Woodlumber from the afzelia xylocarpa is also known as rosewood, siamese rosewood, blackwood, and afzelia xylay, and sometimes is called teak. This tree is the source of highly prized afzelia xlay burl, which has brought the tree to near extinction, classified as critically endangered by iucn red list. Ailanthus ailanthus altissima ailanthus ailanthus altissima. Is best all that makes the wood database unique, distilled into one potent book. Woods known to have wood toxicity effects, arranged by botanical name. Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. Afzelia wood can have incredible figure, and the most outstanding and rare is the xlay figure as seen above. The database was created by eric meier, who originally began compiling specs on different types of wood for his own personal use, to use as a guide in selecting the appropriate wood for projects. Afzelia africana african mahogany afzelia bella pretty afzelia. Afzelia is an exceptionally stable wood, being comparable to teak in this respect. Afzelia hardwood flooring nations largest wood flooring. Afzelia the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Pieces larger than 6 x 6 x 2 are considered large for the species.
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