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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A decorative wood from the ''Andira inermis'' tree found in the West Indies. Angelin is a reddish brown to black figured wood that is highly resistant to fungi and insects. It is also called pheasant wood and [ | + | A decorative wood from the ''Andira inermis'' tree found in the West Indies. Angelin is a reddish brown to black figured wood that is highly resistant to fungi and insects. It is also called pheasant wood and [[partridgewood|partridgewood]]. |
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''Andira inermis''; Andirá-uchi (Port.); angelim; partridgewood; pheasant wood | ''Andira inermis''; Andirá-uchi (Port.); angelim; partridgewood; pheasant wood | ||
| − | + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | |
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| − | == | + | * Density = 50 ppcf |
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| + | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 285 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 285 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, 26 April 2022
Description
A decorative wood from the Andira inermis tree found in the West Indies. Angelin is a reddish brown to black figured wood that is highly resistant to fungi and insects. It is also called pheasant wood and Partridgewood.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Andira inermis; Andirá-uchi (Port.); angelim; partridgewood; pheasant wood
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Density = 50 ppcf
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 285
- F. H. Titmuss, Commercial Timbers of the World, The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965
- Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998