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Garapa Hardwood Lumber Products – FSC Certified is available

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Garapa Hardwood Lumber Products

Other common names for Garapa include Brazilian Oak, Brazilian Ash, Cobre, and Garrote. The wood is medium density for a tropical hardwood and mills nicely. Garapa is golden yellow in appearance and is available from our facilities as both FSC and Non-FSC certifications.

Our Garapa is kiln-dried (KD) and available as decking, flooring, dimensional lumber, E4E, S4S, RS (Rough Sawn), deck tiles, and table slabs.

It is also typically used for

  • Exterior joinery
  • Hydraulic works (seawater)
  • Ship building (ribs)
  • Cooperage
  • Turned goods
  • Furniture or furniture components
  • Wood frame house
  • Flooring
  • Industrial or heavy flooring Interior joinery
  • Ship building
  • Interior Stairs
  • Vehicle or container flooring
  • Cabinetwork (high class furniture)
  • Tool handles (resilient woods)
  • Formwork
  • Boxes and crates
  • Wood-ware
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Tigerwood – Hardwood lumber products

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Tigerwood - Hardwood lumber products

Tigerwood –(Astronium Graveolens )

rough sawn tigerwood blanks
Better known on the international market as Muiracatiara or Goncalo Alves, but does have lesser known names such as Brazilian Koa or Jabillo. It cuts easy for being a dense species and has very good resistance to rot and decay. The heartwood is light brown in color with moderate to wild black streaking. Due to the color variation, there is a particular allure to furniture builders, although its uses in decking and flooring are not new. Available as both FSC and Non-FSC certified Tigerwood is kiln-dried (KD) and available as decking, flooring, dimensional lumber, E4E, S4S, RS (Rough Sawn), deck tiles, and table slabs.

Common Name:

Goncalo Alves, Tigerwood, Jobillo

Botanical Name:

Astronium spp. (A. graveolens and A. fraxinifolium)

Indigenous to:

From Mexico southward to Brazil

Modulus of Rupture:

16,970 lbf/in2 (117.0 MPa)

Shrinkage:

Radial: 4.2%, Tangential: 7.8%, Volumetric: 11.2%, T/R Ratio: 1.9

How is it dried:

kiln-dried (KD)

Is it dried quickly:

Normal Drying Schedule is applicable to thickness lower or equal to 38 mm.
It must be used in compliance with the code of practice.
For thickness from 38 to 75 mm, the air relative humidity should be increased by 5 % at each step.
For thickness over 75 mm, a 10 % increase should be considered

Stability:

Info coming soon

Exterior Wood Recommendation:

Class 4 – in ground or fresh water contact

Fastening Method:

Nailing / screwing: good but pre-drilling is necessary
Gluing: poor not recommended without proper oily wood procedures

Ecosystem impact:

This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Toxicity and allergic reactions:

Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Goncalo Alves has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye and skin irritation.

Odor:

No distinguishable odor

Product we manufacture using this species:

Decking, hardwood flooring, dimensional lumber, E4E, S4S, RS (Rough Sawn), deck tiles, and wood slabs

Other common uses:

Cabinetwork
Sliced veneer
Flooring
Wood-ware
Turned goods
Exterior joinery
Interior joinery
Interior panelling
Heavy carpentry
Musical instruments
Tool handles (resilient woods)
Sculpture

Susceptibility to

Dry Wood borers:

Durable – sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)

Fungi:

Class 1 – very durable

Termites:

Class D – durable

Treatability:

Class 4 – not permeable

Against dry wood borer attacks: does not require any preservative treatment
In case of risk of temporary humidification: does not require any preservative treatment
In case of risk of permanent humidification: does not require any preservative treatment

Janka Hardness:

  • 2160 lbf (17,500 N)

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Andiroba – Hardwood lumber products

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Andiroba - Hardwood lumber products

Andiroba – (Carapa Guianensis Aubl)

Also known as Cedro-Macho and Crabwood among other names, this wood is of medium density and texture and is moderately easy to work with. Found in the northern region of Brazil and Maranhão, the tree reaches heights from 30m to 50m and diameters from 50cm to 180cm.

Common Name:

crabwood, royal mahogany, krappa, figueroa, carapote, carapa, camacari, masabalo

Botanical Name:

(Carapa Guianensis Aubl)

Indigenous to:

Central and South America

Modulus of Rupture:

15,580 lbf/in2 (107.4 MPa)

Shrinkage:

Radial: 3.1%, Tangential: 7.6%, Volumetric: 10.4%, T/R Ratio: 2.5

How is it dried:

Info coming soon

Is it dried quickly:

No – Normal/Slow

Stability:

Moderately Stable

Exterior Wood Recommendation:

 Use class ensured by natural durability: class 4 – in ground or fresh water contact
Species covering the use class 5: Yes This species naturally covers the use class 5 (end-uses in marine environment or in brackish water) due to its high specific gravity and hardness.Against dry wood borer attacks: does not require any preservative treatment
In case of risk of temporary humidification: does not require any preservative treatment
In case of risk of permanent humidification: does not require any preservative treatment

Fastening Method:

Nailing / screwing: good but pre-drilling is necessary
Gluing: Yes
Note: Tends to split when nailing

Ecosystem impact:

No commercial restriction, Andiroba is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, however species found in equador Ecuador, Carapa megistocarpa, is listed as endangered.

Toxicity and allergic reactions:

Although severe reactions are uncommon, Andiroba has occasionally been reported to cause eye and skin irritation.

Odor:

No characteristic odor.

Products we manufacture using this species:

decking, flooring

Other common uses:

Veneer both faces of plywood for furniture or furniture components
Cabinetwork (high end cabinetry) Typically as Sliced veneer
Exterior and Interior joinery
Interior panelling
Flooring
Stairs (inside)
Light carpentry
Laminated Exterior panelling
Seats
Turned goods
Moulding
Boxes and crates
Shingles
*Note: Generally used as substitute for MAHOGANY (Swietenia spp.).

Susceptibility to

Dry Wood borers:

susceptible – sapwood not or slightly demarcated (risk in all the wood)

Fungi:

class 3-4 – moderately to poorly durable

Termites:

class M – moderately durable

Treatability:

Class 1 – easily permeable

Janka Hardness:

  • 3190 lbf (29,290 N)

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