Wood specie: Cumaru
Botanical name: Dipteryx odorata
Growth area: Tropical South America |
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Botanical name:
Dipteryx odorata
Growth area:
Tropical South America
Colour of heartwood:
Yellow brown to red brown,
usually with yellow red veins.
Colour of sapwood:
Light yellow
Mass density:
850 - 1,200 kg/m³ at 12% humidity
Grain:
Cross-grain
Fissure:
Limited
Warping:
Medium
Knots:
In principle not allowed under Dekker Hout's
quality standard.
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Mould and insects:
Both sapwood and heartwood are
highly durable.
Durability
grade:
1, highly durable
Gluing:
Poor
Machining:
Difficult for manual processing due to high
mass density, but allows for excellent planing and turning.
Dekker range:
see Elephant range.
General applications:
Heavy durable constructions, sheet
pile walls, sound screens, bridge and platform decks, truck floors, street
furniture, boats and ship construction. |
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South America 
