Bahia

Denominación.

• Scientific name: Hallea ciliata Leroy; H Stipulosa 0.
Kuntze; H. Rubrostipulata Leroy
• Spanish: Bahia. Abura, Elelon

Provenance

Description of the wood

• Sapwood and heartwood: Pink beige to pinkish brown.
• Fiber: Straight, sometimes slightly intertwined.
• Grain: Thin.
• Singularities: Occasionally rotten heart.

Impregnation

• Impregnable to moderately impregnable

Mechanization

• Sawing: Easy, except that it presents silica that causes rapid wear of the saws and allergies.
• Drying: Medium to fast speed. Small risks of deformations and the appearance of fendas.
• Planning: No problems except for the silica already indicated.
• Gluing: No difficulties.
• Nailing and screwing: No difficulties.
• Finish: No difficulties.

Applications

• Furniture and fine interior cabinetry. Turned and carved pieces.
• Interior carpentry, doors, cladding, mouldings, skirting boards, friezes.
• Decoralivas Veneers and plywood.

Mechanical properties

• Resistance to static flexion 850kg/cm2

• Elasticity module 90,000 kg/cm2

• Resistance to compression 410 kg/cm2

Notes

• They are usually small diameter trunks so it is difficult to regulate planks of good widths