Mongoose
Name
• Científica: Guibourtia ehie J. Leonard
• Spanish: Mongoy, Ovengkol
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Yellowish-white, darkening to grayish in light.
• Heartwood: Grayish-brown with frequent dark gray streaks.
• Grain: Straight. Often slightly interlocked.
• Texture: Fine.
• Defects: Pockets of white deposits.
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Poorly impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: No problems other than its hardness.
• Drying: Medium to slow speed. Minor risk of warping and cracking.
• Planing: In addition to the hardness issue, peeling is common due to the interlocked grain.
• Gluing: No difficulties.
• Nailing and screwing: Requires pre-drilling.
• Finishing: No difficulties.
Applications
• Fine indoor and outdoor furniture and joinery.
Turned furniture.
• Interior carpentry: doors, paneling, moldings, baseboards, friezes, staircases.
• Exterior carpentry: doors and windows.
• Decorative veneers.
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 1,550 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 157,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength parallel to the axis: 690 kg/cm²
To be considered
- These are usually small-diameter trunks, making it difficult to achieve good widths. Also called Amazakouí©.
- Depending on its origin, its black grain can range from very pronounced to very light.