Gombé
Scientific name:
Lovoa trichiiloides Harms
Geographic origin:
Africa.
- Sap: Between whitish and yellowish
- Heartwood: Pink salmon sometimes with veins of a greenish brown
- Fiber: Usually straight sometimes with counter thread
- Grain: Coarse
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Capacity of being impregnated
- Sapwood: medium capacity of being impregnated.
- Heartwood: nearly no capable of being impregnated.
Mechanical properties
- Resistance to static flexion 1035 kg / cm2
- Modulus of elasticity 118000 kg / cm2
- Compressive strength 551 kg / cm2
Mechanization
- Sawing: No problems, except possible dust irritation
- Drying: Medium to fast speed. Small risks of deformation and damage
- Brushing: No problems except the rebound that produces the pieces with the interlaced fiber and the indicated with the powder
- Gluing: Satisfactory, especially with vinyl glues
- Nailing and screwing: No difficulty
- Finishing: No difficulties
Physical properties
- Apparent density at 12% humidity 570 to 690 kg / m3 semi-light wood
- Dimensional stability
- - Coefficient of volumetric shrinkage 0.55% stable wood
- - Relationship between contractions 1.61 without tendency to deform
- Hardness (Chaláis-Meudon) 2,2 softwood
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