GREENHEART AND TEAK LUMBER - GH,TT

Demerara Greenheart

Scientific Name: Ocotea Rodiaei _ (Family: Lauraceae)

A.T.I.B.T. Standard Name:Greenheart

WOOD APPEARANCE

The wood is straight grained to interlocked grained, fine in texture, uniform, lustrous and cold to the touch. When the wood is fresh cut, it is strongly aromatic but becomes odorless and tasteless when dry. The wood is also usually free of knots and other defects.

TIMBER PROCESSING

Seasoning: Greenheart is moderately difficult to air-season and somewhat more difficult to kiln-dry in comparison to other timbers. The timber air-dries slowly with a marked tendancy to check and with some end-splitting. Warping is not serious and the total amount of degrade is not excessive. Kiln schedule B.

PRESERVATION

Greenheart's natural durability nearly eliminates the need for preservative treatments. Only slght and prenetration and virtually no lateral penetration is achieved by either open-tank or pressure treatment.

USES:

General Construction:flooring, handrails, joinery in both interior and exterior situations, crane, mats, railroad crossties/sleepers,

Other Applications: In the engineering industry as bearers for engines and in chemical plants for vats, filter press plates and frames. In the sporting goods industry, the wood is used for fishing rods, billiard cue butsss, hiking/walking sticks and as a centre laminar for longbows.

Greenheart Lumber

Greenheart is naturally resistant to wood destroying organisms from the water and land. It is exceptionally hard and used in many different environments from flooring to piling.