Angelim Pedra

  • BOTANICAL NAME Hymenolobium spp.
  • OTHER NAMES Angelim
  • GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN South America
  • FAMILY Legumes
  • DESCRIPTION OF WOODSapwood: Greyish white – Heartwood: Yellowish beige, aging becomes brown pink – Fiber: Light against thread – Grain: Rough and irregular

Characteristics and mechanical behavior

Apparent density to 12% degrees of humidity: 770 kg/m3. It is a SEMI-SOFTWOOD / SOFTWOOD.

  • Sawing Complicated
  • Toothbrushing Complicated, we recommend an angle of 15º to 17º
  • Screwed Complicated, drill requires prior
  • Molded Complicated
  • Turning Complicated
  • Scratched It supports either
  • Polishing Good
  • Coating Good

Main uses and applications

  • Industrial platforms
  • Soils
  • Board and decorative panels
  • Exterior and interior carpentry
  • Shipbuilding
  • Joinery
  • Furniture
  • Sleepers