Louro Itauba Hardwood

Class 1.

Fresh 1050-1100 kg/m3. At 12% moisture content 850-950 kg/m3.

Yellow-green-brown.

D40.

5700-5800 N Janka.

Straight to irregular.

Moderately coarse.

Little to medium.

Itauba dries very slowly, with a tendency to form a crust when hardening, as well as superficial cracks and potential deformation.

Good, dry wood has a blunting effect on cutting tools.

This wood species has many properties of teak wood. It feels slightly greasy, while smell and taste are mild and not noticeable in dry wood. Itauba hardwood contains tannic acids and can (if the wood is wet) sometimes give black spots in contact with iron. These black spots usually gray to a lighter shade over time.

Pre-drilling is recommended when using Itauba wood.

Good.

Mezilaurus itauba

Louro itauba, itaúba amarela, itaúba grande.

Amazon and Guyanas.

The tree can reach a height of 40 meters; the diameter is around 75 cm.

Itaúba is mentioned in the NEN 5493 'Quality requirements for hardwood in earth, road and hydraulic engineering works and other construction applications.