Kotibí©
Name
• Scientific: Nesogordonia papaverifera R. Capuron
• Spanish: Kotibe, Danta
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Pinkish.
• Heartwood: Pale brown to purplish-brown, turning reddish in the light.
• Grain: Straight, often slightly interlocked.
• Texture: Fine to medium
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Moderately impregnable
• Heartwood: Slightly to not impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: No problems other than its relative hardness and abrasiveness.
• Drying: Medium to slow. Risk of cementation and a small risk of warping and cracking.
• Planing: Difficult due to its hardness and abrasiveness. Pieces with interlocked grain are at risk of warping.
• Gluing: No problems.
• Nailing and screwing: Due to its hardness, pre-drilling is recommended.
• Finishing: No problems.
Applications
• Fine interior and exterior furniture and joinery. Turned furniture.
• Interior carpentry: doors, stairs, paneling, moldings, baseboards, wainscoting, parquet flooring.
• Exterior carpentry: doors and windows.
• Decorative veneers.
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 1,350 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 115,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength parallel to the axis: 700 kg/cm²
To be considered
• It often displays two colors in the same piece, one lighter and the other more reddish. The firm shoots shown in the photo are characteristic of this species.