Pau Rosa
Botanical name
Bobgunnia fistuloides
Origin
South America
Other names
Nom Nsas, Boto, Pau Ferro, N'guessa, Kisasamba, Oken, Udoghogho, Nsakala
WOOD DESCRIPTION
| Color: |
light red |
| Sapwood: |
clearly demarcated |
| Texture: |
fine |
| Grain: |
interlocked |
| Interlocked grain: |
slight |
| Note: |
Wood pinkish white to light red, with red brown veins. |
PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL AND ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES
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(*: at 12% moisture content, with 1 MPa = 1 N/mm²) Musical quality factor: 160,8 measured at 2351 Hz |
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NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY
| Funghi (according to E.N. standards): |
class 1 - very durable |
| Dry wood borers: |
durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood) |
| Termites (according to E.N. standards): |
class D - durable |
| Treatability (according to E.N. standards): |
class 3 - poorly permeable |
| Use class ensured by natural durability: |
class 4 - in ground or fresh water contact |
| Species covering the use class 5: |
No |
| Note: |
According to the European standard NF EN 335, performance length might be modified by the intensity of end-use exposition. |
SAWING, MACHINING AND ASSEMBLING
| Blunting effect: |
normal |
| Sawteeth recommended: |
ordinary or alloy steel |
| Cutting tools: |
ordinary |
| Peeling: |
not recommended or without interest |
| Slicing: |
nood |
| Note: | Requires power. Sawblades can vibrate and overheat. Tendency to burn the wood in boring. Sometimes slight woolliness. Sawdust sometimes iritant. |
| Nailing / screwing: |
good but pre-boring necessary |
| Gluing: |
correct (for interior only) |
| Note: |
Gluing must be done carefully (very dense wood). |
