Bulletwood (Manilkara bidentata)

Common Name(s): Bulletwood, Massaranduba

Scientific Name: Manilkara bidentata

Distribution: Carribean, Central and South America

Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-46 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 66 lbs/ft³ (1,060 kg/m³)

Basic Specific Gravity: .85

Hardness: 3,190 lb_f (14,190 N)

Rupture Strength: 29,690 lb_f/in² (204,760 kPa)

Elastic Strength: 3,332,000 lb_f/in² (22,980 MPa)

Crushing Strength: 13,380 lb_f/in² (92.3 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 6.3%, Tangential: 9.4%, Volumetric: 16.9%, T/R Ratio: 1.5

Color/Appearance: No data available.

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Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; small to medium pores arranged in short radial rows ; radial multiples of 2-5 common; tyloses common; growth rings indistinct; rays not visible without lens; parenchyma diffuse-in-aggregates, banded reticulate.

Durability: No data available.

Workability: No data available.

Scent: There is no characteristic odor associated with this wood species.

Safety: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Bulletwood has been reported to cause skin irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.

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Bulletwood (sanded)	Bulletwood (sealed)
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Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Common Name(s): Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood

Scientific Name: Cornus florida

Distribution: Eastern North America

Tree Size: 30-40 ft (9-12 m) tall, 1-1.3 ft (.3-.4 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 51 lbs/ft³ (820 kg/m³)

Basic Specific Gravity: .64

Hardness: 2,150 lb_f (9,560 N)

Rupture Strength: 14,900 lb_f/in² (102,760 kPa)

Elastic Strength: 1,530,000 lb_f/in² (10,550 MPa)

Crushing Strength: 7,700 lb_f/in² (53.1 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 7.1%, Tangential: 11.3%, Volumetric: 19.9%, T/R Ratio: 1.6

Color/Appearance: No data available.

Grain/Pore: No data available.

Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; small pores in no specific arrangement; exclusively solitary; tyloses occasionally present; growth rings generally distinct due to gradually decreasing pore density in latewood; rays barely visible without lens; parenchyma not visible with lens.

Durability: Since there tends to be very little heartwood, Dogwood is usually composed entirely of sapwood, which is considered non-durable to perishable.

Workability: No data available.

Scent: There is no characteristic odor associated with this wood species.

Safety: There have been no adverse health effects associated with Dogwood. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.

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Scans/Pictures: A special thanks to Mike Leigher for providing the wood sample of this wood species.

Dogwood (sanded)	Dogwood (sealed)
Dogwood (endgrain)	Dogwood (endgrain 10x)

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Common Name(s): Amendoim

Scientific Name: Pterogyne nitens

Distribution: Scattered throughout southern South America

Tree Size: 50-75 ft (15-23 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter

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Color/Appearance: No data available.

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Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; medium pores in no specific arrangement; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; tyloses occasionally present; growth rings indistinct; rays not visible without lens; parenchyma vasicentric.
Medium sized resin canals (larger than other spruce), sparse to numerous and variable in distribution; solitary or in tangential groups of several; earlywood to latewood transition gradual, color contrast medium; tracheid diameter medium-large.

Durability: No data available.

Workability: No data available.

Scent: There is no characteristic odor associated with this wood species.

Safety: There have been no adverse health effects associated with Basswood. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, oak has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye and skin irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.

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