Gmelina
Description
A cream-color wood obtained from the Gmelina arborea tree native to India. Gmelina wood has a medium texture with a straight or roey grain. It is easy to work and polishes to a silky smooth finish with a high gloss. Gmelina wood is used for furniture, cabinetry, boatbuilding, musical instruments, and decorative boxes. The tree is also cultivated for papermaking pulp.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Gmelina arborea; yemane (Fr.); oumari (Port.); gumhar
Other Properities
| Density | 30 ppcf |
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Paper fiber type: hardwood. Using transmitted light microscopy, pulp is idenfied by small oblong cessels with profuse, alternate pitting. Perferations are simple. Appearance with Graff "C" stain: dark blue, but varies with bleaching. Average dimensions of fibers: length 1mm, 28-38μm wide. Common pulping method: kraft. Not in common use as a paper fiber.
Authority
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- Kribs, Commercial Foreign woods on the American market
- Marja-Sisko Ilvessalo-Pfäffli. Fiber Atlas: Identification of Papermaking Fibers (Springer Series in Wood Science). Springer, 1995.
- Walter Rantanen. "Fiber ID Course." Integrated Paper Services. June 2013. Lecture.