Chinese Literature Name: Red Sandalwood
Suborder: Leguminosae
Family: Leguminosae
Distribution: South American virgin forests
Name: Red Sandalwood Scientific Name: Origin of Fragrant Pigeon Bean: Colombia
Red sandalwood commonly known as: fragrant pigeon bean origin from: South American virgin forest. Colour: Natural colour and red colour are the main colours. Uniform colour and lustre, small shrinkage and flexibility. Wood: The wood texture is interlaced, heavy, tough and fragrant, the wood is very stable, beautiful patterns, durable wood, corrosion resistance and wear resistance, known as Wood King. The origins are Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, and other Central American countries.
cross section
Wood is loose porous wood. Heart sapwood is distinct; heartwood is reddish-brown to purple-reddish-brown with light stripes; sapwood is light in color and nearly white. The growth ring was not obvious. Slightly fragrant; occasionally resin stains; often interlaced texture; very fine structure, uniform.
Wood properties
Dry shrinkage. Wood is heavy. High strength. It is resistant to decay, termites and insect fungi, and difficult to impregnate preservatives in heartwood. Because of interlaced texture, processing is slightly difficult, but the cut surface is smooth; painting is slightly difficult.
Timber use
High strength, hard and corrosion resistance, suitable for making floors, poles, sleepers, pillars, furniture, joinery, boats, farm tools, tool handles, carvings, turntables and plywood.
Growth characteristics
Sandalwood is a species of leguminous (leguminosae) in South America. The tree is well known in the western world as a source of bitter melon in Peru and Tolu. This tree is often called Quina or Barzamo. Other names include Peru, Tolu Estoraque, Colombia, Quina in quina, Argentina, in trade, sometimes called Santos mahogany. Its pungent smell causes its perfume to be used as the source of bitter melon. Peruvian balsam pear is used as a seasoning. The aroma of many products can cause allergic reactions. They grow to 30 meters tall, feathery evergreen, deciduous 5-13 sheets 15 centimeters long. Flowers white, yellow stamens, produced in racemes. The fruit is 7-11 cm long and contains a seed.
Wood is dark heartwood dark reddish brown. Natural oils give it excellent corrosion resistance. In fact, this is also anti-corrosion treatment. Its specific gravity ranges from 0.74 to 0.81.
As for woodworking, this tree is considered to be a moderately difficult job, but it can be done with high natural polishing; some tools influence the view.
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This tree grows in the tropical rain forest of South America. It has peacock-like fine lines on its surface and pleasant sandalwood fragrance. Its wood is lustrous, red-brown to purple-red-brown with a bitter taste. Its resin is used for medicine and perfume. Its wood texture is interlaced and its structure is fine and uniform. Its wood is heavy and strong, its wood is very stable, its pattern is beautiful, durable, corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant. It is known as Wood King. It has strong ant resistance and can resist bacteria and insects. It belongs to the traditional mahogany. It is slightly difficult to process wood, but the cut surface is smooth. Because of the interlaced texture, it is necessary to be careful when planed, and the color of wood is low. Global production is very small, because of processing difficulties, low yield and even more rare and precious
Red sandalwood (INCIENSO): Red sandalwood is of high grade and belongs to sandalwood building. Light red, peacock tail-like fine lines on the surface, with a pleasant sandalwood fragrance, hard and stable wood, uniform and meticulous color, insect resistance, deformation resistance. It belongs to traditional rosewood, which can be called ** sandalwood due to lack of resources. Dry shrinkage, drying shrinkage rate (air-drying): 1.8% longitude, 3.5% chord, air-drying density: 0.851.03g/cm3. It should belong to mahogany furniture or walnut.