Tamarind
Tamarind wood (Tamarindus indica) is a hardwood weighing about 850 kg/m3.
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a tree of the pea family, Fabaceae. Kew's Plants of the World Online gives its native range as the Comoros and Madagascar, and The Wood Database notes that it is widely planted throughout the tropics. Its heartwood is a deep reddish brown, sometimes purplish, but it tends to be narrow and is usually present only in older, larger trees; most tamarind sold in the United States is spalted sapwood. The Wood Database gives an average dried weight of 850 kg/m3. It is used for furniture, carving, turned objects and other small speciality items.
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Material Type:
Hardwood
Also Called:
Tamarindo, Indian Tamarind
Durability Notes:
The heartwood is reported to be durable to very durable regarding decay resistance, and resistant to insect attack. The sapwood is non-durable and prone to insect and fungal attack and to spalting. (Source: The Wood Database.)
Properties:
Average dried weight 850 kg/m3 (12% moisture content); Janka hardness 2,690 lbf (11,970 N); modulus of rupture 16,090 lbf/in2 (111.0 MPa); crushing strength 8,640 lbf/in2 (59.6 MPa). Shrinkage is about 3% radial, 7% tangential and 11% volumetric. Because of its density and interlocked grain it is generally difficult to work and blunts cutting edges, but it turns, glues and finishes well, and the heartwood takes a high natural polish. (Source: The Wood Database.)
Typical Uses:
Furniture, carvings, turned objects, small speciality items
More Info:
Wide boards are rare because the trunks of older trees tend to become hollow in the centre. (Source: The Wood Database.)
Possible Health Risks:
Unspecified reports of toxicity have been made for this wood. (Source: The Wood Database.)
Sustainability:
Not listed in the CITES Appendices (The Wood Database). Tamarindus indica is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (category read via GBIF).
Interesting Facts:
Tamarind trees are best known for their fruit rather than their wood, and are widely planted in the tropics for fruit and as ornamentals. (Source: The Wood Database.)
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