Name
Commercial Name – Gele-Kabbes
Botanical Name – Vatairea guianensis
Family – Fabaceae
Interior and exterior joinery, general carpentry, furniture, sleepers.
Properties
Color – Yellowish brown
Grain – Straight to strongly interlocked
Texture – Coarse to very coarse
Technical Data
Green density – 1.09 g/cm3
Air dry density at 12% MC – 0.83 g/cm3
Bending strength at 12% MC – 146 N/mm2
Crushing strength at 12% MC – 87 N/mm2