Garapa hardwood for flooring, decking and boatbuilding

Garapa

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Garapa Hardwood

Garapa offers an excellent balance between price and quality. This type of wood from South America has similar properties to bankirai hardwood, but has a somewhat more playful appearance. Garapa is frequently used for decking and fences.

Durability class
Class 2
Strength class
Unknown.
Applications

Garapa wood is very suitable andoften used for outdoor applications such as decking, panelling and fencing.

Specific gravity
Fresh 950-1050 kg/m3. At 12% moisture content 750-850 kg/m3.
Colour
Freshly sawn Garapa hardwood has a light yellowish colour. When exposed to light, the wood turns from light brown to pinkish brown.
Details
Garapa wood is very similar to Bankirai, a hardwood from Southeast Asia. However, this wood has slightly more knots, structures and colour differences than Bankirai.
Grain
Straight to irregular cross-thread.
Timber texture
Moderately coarse.
Drying
Garapa hardwood dries slowly, with some risk of deformation and dry cracks.
Hardness
8520 N Janka.
Workability
Garapa hardwood can be processed when fresh without any problems. Once dry, the pebble grains of this wood have a blunting effect on any cutting tool.
Screwing/nailing
Good, but pre-drilling is necessary.
Finishing of surface
The surface finish of a Garapa decking is good.
Other names
Ana, almendrillo amarillo, ferro, grápia.
Stability
Average.
Family
Leguminosae/Caesalpiniaceae
Remarks
Garapa hardwood can only be used once dried.
Origin area
South America.
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