WOOD GOOD GOODWOOD.SX LUMBER PROFILE

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1 GOOD WOOD LUMBER PROFILE GOODWOOD.SX

2 WHY GOOD WOOD? BEST SUITED FOR THE CARIBBEAN CLIMATE USED FOR GENERATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES, BOATS, FURNITURE, ETC. NATURAL RESISTANCE AGAINST TERMITES (TREES ARE ALSO ONLY HARVESTED DURING DARK MOON PHASES), LUMBER IS STILL TREATED FOR GOOD MEASURE. ONLY THE BEST MATURE TREES ARE HARVESTED. THE TREES THAT ARE HARVESTED ARE A MINIMUM OF 30 YEARS OLD, AND IN SOME CASES YEARS OLD. THE LUMBER IS NATURALLY DRIED, ONLY KILN DRIED DURING THE RAINY SEASON. LUMBER IS SHIPPED AT 14% MOISTURE CONTENT AND ON ARRIVAL, AFTER 30 DAYS IN A CONTAINER THE MOISTURE IS DOWN TO 6% UPON DELIVERY. IDEAL TO WORK WITH; LUMBER AVAILABLE FROM 1/2 TO 10 + THICK, WITH A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24. FLOOR AND DECK BOARDS ARE READILY AVAILABLE: 1 X 6 X 8, BUT ARE AVAILABLE UP TO 12 LONG. THE LUMBER IS PLANED ON ALL 4 SIDES, BUT CAN BE SHIPPED ROUGH AS WELL. PRICE BASED ON SIZE OF ORDER. 40 DAYS DELIVERY TIME.

3 MORA Scientific Name: Mora excelsa, M. gonggrijpii Tree Size: ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft ( m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 63 lbs/ft 3 (1,015 kg/m 3 ) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.80, 1.01 Janka Hardness: 2,300 lb f (10,230 N) Modulus of Rupture: 22,550 lb f /in 2 (155.5 MPa) Elastic Modulus: 2,790,000 lb f /in 2 (19.24 GPa) Crushing Strength: 11,950 lb f /in 2 (82.4 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 6.7%, Tangential: 9.9%, Volumetric: 17.7%, T/R Ratio: 1.5 Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light to medium reddish brown. Wide pale yellow-brown sapwood is clearly demarcated from heartwood. Grain/Texture: Has a straight to interlocked grain, with a medium to coarse texture. Good natural luster. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; large pores in no specific arrangement, few; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; heartwood deposits present; narrow rays faintly visible without lens, normal spacing; parenchyma vasicentric,lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal. Rot Resistance: Mora is rated as durable to very durable, and also has good resistance to insect attacks. Workability: Pieces with interlocked grain can be difficult to work, frequently resulting in tearout during machining operations. Mora also has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. Common Uses: Flooring, boatbuilding, heavy (exterior) construction, and turned objects.

4 MAHOGANY Scientific Name: Swietenia mahogani Distribution: Southern Florida and the Caribbean Tree Size: ft (20-30 m) tall, 3-5 ft ( m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (600 kg/m 3 ) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.53,.60 Janka Hardness: 930 lb f (4,120 N) Modulus of Rupture: 10,790 lb f /in 2 (74.4 MPa) Elastic Modulus: 1,351,000 lb f /in 2 (9.31 GPa) Crushing Strength: 6,280 lb f /in 2 (43.3 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 3.0%, Tangential: 4.6%, Volumetric: 8.0%, T/R Ratio: 1.5 Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can vary a fair amount with Cuban Mahogany, from a pale pinkish brown, to a darker reddish brown. Typically, the denser the wood, the darker the color. Color tends to darken with age. Mahogany also exhibits an optical phenomenon known as chatoyancy. Grain/Texture: Grain can be straight, interlocked, irregular or wavy. Texture is medium and uniform, with moderate natural luster. Rot Resistance: Varies from moderately durable to very durable depending on density and growing conditions of the tree. Resistant to termites, but vulnerable to other insects. Workability: Typically very easy to work with tools: machines well. (With exception to sections with figured grain, which can tearout or chip during machining.) Slight dulling of cutters can occur. Sands very easily. Turns, glues, stains, and finishes well. Common Uses: Furniture, cabinetry, turned objects, veneers, musical instruments, boatbuilding, and carving.

5 TEAK Scientific Name: Tectona grandis Distribution: Native to southern Asia; Tree Size: ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 41 lbs/ft 3 (655 kg/m 3 ) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.55,.66 Janka Hardness: 1,070 lb f (4,740 N) Modulus of Rupture: 14,080 lb f/in 2 (97.1 MPa) Elastic Modulus: 1,781,000 lb f/in 2 (12.28 GPa) Crushing Strength: 7,940 lb f/in 2 (54.8 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 2.6%, Tangential: 5.3%, Volumetric: 7.2%, T/R Ratio: 2.0 Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be a golden or medium brown, with color darkening with age. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, though it can occasionally be wavy or interlocked. Coarse, uneven texture and moderate to low natural luster. Raw, unfinished wood surfaces have a slightly oily or greasy feel due to natural oils. Endgrain: Ring-porous or semi-ring-porous; large to very large solitary earlywood pores, medium to large latewood pores, few; solitary and in radial multiples of 2-3; tyloses and other heartwood deposits (light-colored) common; medium rays visible without lens, spacing normal; parenchyma vasicentric, and banded (marginal), with bands sometimes wide enough to enclose entire earlywood pores. Rot Resistance: Teak has been considered by many to be the gold standard for decay resistance, and its heartwood is rated as very durable. Teak is also resistant to termites, though it is only moderately resistant to marine borers and powder post beetles. Workability: Easy to work in nearly all regards, with the only caveat being that Teak contains a high level of silica (up to 1.4%) which has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. Despite its natural oils, Teak usually glues and finishes well, though in some instances it may be necessary to wipe the surface of the wood with a solvent prior to gluing/finishing to reduce the natural oils on the surface of the wood. Common Uses: Ship and boatbuilding, veneer, furniture, exterior construction, carving, turnings, and other small wood objects.