Wood database and searchable library lumber for woodworking thats packed professionally, shipped right to your door, and guaranteed 100%. I bought this book because of eric meiers great wood database website. We have a large selection of brazilian hardwoods at our facility in brazil. Sucupira hardwood flooring sucupira is also known as brazilian wild walnut. Just give us a call at 8884489663 or 3603268794 and well help you find the perfect floor. Sucupira ebony 12 x 5 x 17 select and better 3mm wear layer smooth engineered prefinished flooring price. Bowdichia nitida, diplotropis martiusii, aka brazilian chestnut, medium to coarse texture, hard and heavy wood, very stable and durable, tan brown reddish brown tones. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by eric meier 20151010 by the wood database. It has rich colors ranging from medium and dark tans to reddish brown heartwood, with somewhat lighter coloring from its sapwood. Compare various species against one another by key characteristics. Wood slabs and figured hardwoods brazilian hardwoods. The heartwood of sucupira is chocolatebrown, red brown, or light. Unlike any other material, the design properties for wood members depends both on the.
I always love to have a piece on the lathe sometime in the amazon you need to smell the wood to identify a specie. The woodworkers resource for practical information and research for all things wood. Brazilian chestnut, bowdichia spp, tiete chestnut, alcornoque, sapupira, description. A common use of janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species. Wood dark brown to reddish brown, with lighter thin veins. Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. Light brown narrow stripes, giving a fibrous aspect to the wood. Moderately numerous 64 very numerous 20 darkcolored deposits 33. The introductory chapters about wood structure, etc, are really good. I hope to have freshly printed books back in stock. Macassar ebony, camagon, coromandel, calamander wood, golden ebony, indian ebony, tendu, temru, tunki, timbruni. Sucupira is a municipality in the state of tocantins in the northern region of brazil. A space characterised by an exotic wood, sucupira, supported by equally sophisticated materials such as bronze crystal and marble. The numerical data covers all key qualities in both english and metric units.
I found exotic flooring direct while browsing samples on ebay. The worlds most extensive database on commercial wood species. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Wood handbookwood as an engineering material, edition. Some wood may show a pinkish cast or pink streaks, but these eventually disappear on exposure to air. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Brazilian chesnut sucupira hardwood is a striking timber. Acosmium is a deciduous tree growing to 12 m 39ft by 12 m 39ft at a medium rate. Sucupira the online wfb resource book is the broadest database of all manufacturers, distributors, importerexporters, manufacturer reps and inspectors in the wood flooring industry. Aug 14, 2011 jim dumas, certainly wood, east aurora, ny, has seen very little of sucupira veneer and not much of the solid lumber, either, although he says he has seen it used for benches.
The book is every bit as good a reference as i expected. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. Eric meier, who ownsruns the wood database web site has now published a really good wood book, called wood. 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. Freshly sawn heartwood is pale yellow or yellowish brown and darkens on exposure to air. Shipping currently not available to canada or australia. Sucupiras heartwood is a medium or dark to reddish brown with fine lighter coloured stripes. Sucupira, also known as tiete chestnut, is a great combination of the exotic and the practical, as it is a stunning wood that can easily stand up to a large amount of foot traffic. Diplotropis purpurea is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m 82ft by 20 m 65ft at a medium rate. Sucupira 12 x 5 x 17 select and better 3mm wear layer smooth engineered prefinished flooring price. All that makes the wood database unique, distilled into one potent book. The wood weighs between 544 and 752 kgm3 34 and 47 lbft3 at 12% moisture content and about 945 kgm3 59 lbft3 when green. Acosmium faveiro, sucupira, sucupirabranca pfaf plant. See more ideas about wood species, hardwood and wood.
Bowdichia nitida, bowdichia spp, diplotropis racemosa, d. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. See wood products for information on the wood products database wood materialshape selection. Due to the latest covid19 shutdowns, completion of the latest printing of my book has been delayed slightly. Sucupira flooring, also known as tiete chestnut or brazilian chestnut, is a great combination of the exotic and the practical. Prosopis alba dipteryx oleifera pterocarpus indicus pterogyne nitens page 1 of 37 1 2 3 11 strengthnumerical filters. Sucupira definition is any of several tropical south american timber trees especially of the genera bowdichia or diplotropis of the family leguminosae. I was apprehensive about doing business with someone from out of state, i am a conservative accountant. Whichwood is the second book in the furthermore series. The online wfb resource book is the broadest database of all manufacturers, distributors, importerexporters, manufacturer reps and inspectors in the wood flooring industry. Diffuseporous 238 ringporous 66 semiringporous 44 pore arrangement. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by. A common use of janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring.
Sucupira wood sucupira hardwood technical information. Sucupira is not easy to work due to its extreme hardness and its frequently irregular or interlocked grain. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Its hard to put a finger on what kept me from enjoying this book about a girl seeking to. Mike t brazilian walnutsucupira the quality of the wood is excellent and i cant believe that there was only about 3% scrap, maybe less from my project.
Sucupira 34 x 3 14 x 1188 clear smooth prefinished flooring. Wood floor business magazine wood floor business magazine. The wood turns well and takes a good finish if filler is first applied. The woodworkers guide to choosing and using lumber, is fully met by providing quick takes on each tree, with more detailed information on growing region, a bit of history, a bit of tree lore for each species, and often a bit on the. Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Sucupira applies to bowdichia nitida from northern brazil, b.
The wood is moderately difficult to work and resulting surfaces, especially in planning, are fair to poor due to the coarse texture and frequent grain irregularity. Brazilian chesnutsucupira hardwood is a striking timber. Macacauba has a specific odor, as others on this site classified as no specific odor macacauba odor is very sweet whatever its type dark, middle and light orange colored, figured. Jim dumas, certainly wood, east aurora, ny, has seen very little of sucupira veneer and not much of the solid lumber, either, although he says he has seen it used for benches. The woodworkers guide to choosing and using lumber, is fully met by providing quick takes on each tree, with more detailed information on growing region, a bit of history, a bit of tree lore for each species, and often a bit on the complexities. Abrasive webs, sponges and brushes leave traces, strengthen the structure and emphasise the character of the wood. The wood database may be accessed by clicking the shape database button on the risa toolbar and then clicking the wood tab of the shape database dialog note. Cordia trichotoma pericopsis elata ailanthus altissima caryocar costaricense albizia ferruginea alder, european. Heavy construction within its natural range, decking, flooring, boatbuilding, bent parts, and turned objects. Detailed scientific and mechanical properties for sucupira hardwood lumber. This brazilian wood has rich redbrown, chocolatebrown, or light brown heartwood with yellowish or.
Decking deck pictures discounts faq decking blog contact. This wood species is not listed in the cites appendices or on the iucn red list of threatened species. Sucupira is a municipality in the state of tocantins in the northern region of brazil see also. Many more tropical wood species and species groupings are being made. 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. Bowdichia spp principally bowdichia nitida supplies the sucupira exported from brazil but the name also applies to species of diplotropis which has very similar timber to bowdichia and to ferreirea spectablis. I try to deal with only reputable wood retailers and collectors.
Sucupira, angelin, and paraangelim apply to species in four genera of legumes from south america. It is a native wood of brazil, and comes from managed forests. It is one of the applications in cirads wood database, which combines the technological characteristics. Brazilian chestnut sucupira arimar hardwood floors. Is best all that makes the wood database unique, distilled into one potent book. The woods naked structure is visible and palpable on the refined surfaces. Wood species identification is carefully checked, but not absolutely guaranteed. Wood slabs and figured hardwoods from zero impact brazil and rare earth hardwoods. Wood of south american origin, brazilian chestnut sucupira bowdichia nitida presents with brown when freshly cut to dark brown after drying.
Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. Sucupira products catalaog from the fantastic floor. Pdf anatomy of five wood species marketed as sucupira. Acosmium faveiro, sucupira, sucupirabranca pfaf plant database. Its sapwood is distinct, whitish or yellowish to cream. Heavy construction, recommended for wide use in floor coverings with heavy traffic. Bulletwood is an incredibly strong, dense wood which has good durability in exterior. This brazilian wood has rich redbrown, chocolatebrown, or light brown heartwood with yellowish or whitish tones and high luster. Pdf moisture relations and physical properties of wood. 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. Sucupira hardwood flooring prefinished engineered sucupira. Looking for a specific product or a distributor for a product.
Bulletwood the wood database lumber identification. Diplotropis purpurea sucupira, tatabu pfaf plant database. This has a yellowishbrown wood and is better known as yellow sucupira. Long wood blanks blanks longer than 22 112 x 112 x 36 2 x 2 wood blanks various lengths 2 x 2 x 12 3 x 3 wood blanks various lengths 3 x 3 x 12 bat blanks baseball bat blanks 3 x 3 x 37 maple handle stock 112 x 112 x 18 great for tools and cues. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. Log sizes 20 36 in diameter x 16 25 feet long in stock. Use our exclusive database to search for species by appearance. Pdf wood, like many natural materials, is hygroscopic. Its better than most of the other reference books i have. Unlike any other material, the design properties for. The janka hardness test from the austrianborn emigrant gabriel janka, 18641932 measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear.
The wood splits down the edges at too high a feed speed. Angelin andira inermis is a widespread species that occurs throughout the west indies and from southern mexico through central america to northern south america and. Diagonalradial 49 exclusively solitary 53 radial multiples 44 solitary and radial multiples 198 tangential bands 25 very large 98 pore frequency. Darkwood had all the elements of a great story, but the pieces fit together a bit oddlynot unevenly or jaggedly or anything. This is a truly great wood book because it presents an exceptionally useful range of wood facts in an interesting and pertinent way.
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