Curupay´s appearance

Heartwood of curupay is pale brown, darkening on exposure to reddish brown with darker colored, almost black, streaks; sapwood yellow brown or light pink. Texture is fine and uniform. Grain usually irregular and interlocked; without distinctive odor or taste.

Curupay´s properties

Curupay dries slowly with little warp but does tend to check and split in kiln- drying, particularly in thicker dimensions. Kiln schedule T8-B3 is suggested for 4/4 stock and T5-B1 for 8/4. Shrinkage green to oven dry: radial 4.6% tangential 7.6%; volumetric 12.0%. Movement in service is rated as medium. Curupay´s heartwood is rated as very durable. Extremely resistant to preservative treatments.

Curupay´s workability

The timber is difficult to work on account of its hardness, severe blunting effect on cutting edges. In planning a cutting angle of 10 to 15 degrees is suggested to prevent tearing of irregular grain.

Curupay´s principal uses

Curupay's uses include flooring, decking, and general construction.