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COLLECTION OF SAMPLES

• Collection of samples with fine finished and decorative hardware, which contains CUPROFOR logo wood cut, measure approximately 2 1/8” high, 9” wide, 11 ½ “ long, and besides it’s easy to carry.

• The collection contains 35 wood samples researched by CUPROFOR Foundation (It will continue supplying the collection with new wood researched samples until we get 46.

• Wood information in English and Spanish (organoleptic characteristics, physical-mechanical properties, working properties)

• Institutional Brochure of CUPROFOR Foundation.

PRECIO $45.00 E-mail:   cuprofor@cuproforhn.com

Distribution
This specie grows in very Wet Subtropical Forest, from the level sea to 700 meters. It is distributed in Tropical America, from the south of Mexico to Brazil, Peru, Guayana and Trinidad. In Honduras it is reported in of Atlántida, Colón, Gracias a Dios, Olancho, Cortés and Comayagua departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a very light brown wood, with reddish bands, semi dull surface, medium texture, straight to interlocked grain and undulating in some zone, pronounced veined. Odorless and tasteless.

Physical Mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at slow speed, developing moderated defects. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T3-C2 and T3-C1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
Is a wood with high natural durability, very resistant at the funguses and termites attack, but susceptible at the marine borers attack.

Working properties
Moderately difficult to saw and work with handwork tools, very poor for planing, with present of ripped grain; good for turning, excellent for mortising, boring, sanding and moulding, but very difficult for nailing, being necessary boring before to introduce the nails. It present an excellent finished and because of the natural beauty, transparent finishing is recommended to use.

Uses
General constructions (beams, floors), railroad, handle tools and sports implements. Furniture of high quality and visible parts of furniture of high quality, bookshelf, desks, handicrafts, toys, vessels and turned articles. Can be used in exteriors for garden furniture and in interiors, because is a specie with low movement for effects of the climatic changes, when you have put it in service.

Vernacular name: Marapolan
Scientific name: Guarea grandifolia D. C
Family: Meliaceae

Distribution
It is distributed from South of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, in South America in Brazil and Argentina, in Antilles too. In Honduras grows in lows to medium elevations, up to 700 meters, in wet and very wet forest, and it is reported at Olancho, Comayagua, Colón, Atlántida, Cortés and Yoro departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a yellow reddish wood. with a semi shiny surface, medium texture, predominantly straight grain , semi pronounced veined and does not present any smell or taste characteristics.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderated speed, developing moderated defect. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T6-D3 y T3-D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a wood with a high natural durability, very resistant to funguses and termites attack.

Working properties
Is a wood easy to saw and work with handwork tools; very good for planing; excellent for moulding and boring; good for mortising, but poor for turning and nailing.

Uses
Straight furniture or visible parts of these, it can be used in interiors like for exterior, windows, decorative veneers, panels, ships and general carpentry, residential floors, steps for stairs and banisters.

Vernacular name: San Juan Colorado
Scientific name: Vochysia ferruginea Mart.
Family: Vochysiaceae

Distribution
Specie of wet forest and semi deciduous of the Tropical Central America usually found in open places in high elevations from 300 to 800 meters. It is distribute in Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama. In Honduras is found in Olancho and la Mosquitia forest.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a pale pink wood, shiny surface, medium to coarse texture, straight to interlocked grain, semi pronounced veined, odourless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood difficult to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a very fast speed, developing moderated defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T3-D1 y T3-D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a wood with low natural durability, susceptible at decay funguses and termites attack, for this reason is indispensable preserved before used it.

Working properties
Is a wood easy to saw and work with handwork tools, good for planning and turning, moderate for mortising, excellent for moulding, boring and sanding and easy for nailing. This wood for the size of its pores stretch to consume a lot of sealer for that is necessary to apply at least 3 sealer hands, to get a good finished.

Uses
Furniture, cabinets, handicrafts, toy trade, packing boxes, matchstick and general carpentry, doors, windows, frames and dressings.

Distribution
Specie distributed in the wet and semi deciduous forest of Tropical America, forming rodals on abandoned agriculture areas. Founded in abundance in the coastal plain o valley and rivers banks. It is extended from south of Mexico through Centro America up to Panama. In Honduras grows in the wet and very wet forest, from the sea level up to 700 m. of altitude. It is reported in Cortés, Atlántida, Colón, Comayagua and Olancho departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a very light brown wood, shiny surface, medium to coarse texture, interlocked grain, semi pronounced veined and without smell and taste characteristic.

Physical Mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately difficult to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at fast speed, developing moderated defects. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T8-D4 and T5-D3 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
Is a wood with low natural durability, susceptible at the funguses and termites attack, for that is indispensable preserved before use it.

Working properties
Is a wood easy to saw and work with handwork tools, poor to moderate for planing, good for boring and sanding, moderate for turning, excellent for moulding and mortising and easy to nailing. Due at the sizes of its pores try to consume a lot of sealer for this reason is necessary apply at least three sealer hands, to get a good finished.

Uses
Products to subject a low efforts, like frames of windows and doors, kitchen furniture, bureau, desk, chairs, box and handicrafts, magazine rack, no visual parts of fine furniture and general carpentry; for every use, this wood should be preserved.

Vernacular name: Santa maría
Scientific name: Calophyllum brasiliense Camb
Family: Clusiaceae

Distribution
Is distributed from south México, Central America, Antilles and northeast of South America in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guayana, west of Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. In Honduras is located especially in wet tropical forest of Atlantida, Yoro, Colón, Cortés and Gracias a Dios departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Light chestnut reddish wood, shiny surface, medium to coarse texture, interlocked grain, pronounced veined for the effect of the interlocked grain and the size of the vascular elements, odourless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately difficult to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a slow speed, with moderated defects, specially checking and twists. To avoid that the wood can suffer distortions during the seasoning, is recommended that the seasoning would be make under roof and to put weights above. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T2-D4 and T2-D3 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
It is a moderately resistant wood to decay funguses attack and moderately susceptible at termites attack.

Working properties
Is moderately easy to saw and work with handwork tools, moderated for planning, excellent for turning, mortising, boring, moulding and sanding and difficult to nailing, being necessary to bore it before introducing the nails. Present excellent finished when is used at leas 3 hands of sealer for the big size of its pores. For its natural beauty, the transparent finished is better.

Uses
Furniture for interiors or visible parts of these, doors, windows, decorative veneers, boxes and general carpentry, residential floors, stairs and general constructions; however for the medium movements that present, is recommendable, to use quarter boards and small dimensions for to elaborate panels.

Vernacular name: Barba de Jolote
Scientific name: Cojoba arborea ( L.) Britton & Rose.
Family: Mimosaceae

Distribution
It is develop from south Mexico through Central America up to Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. In Honduras grows in the wet to very wet forest, from sea level up to the 200 meters of altitude. In Honduras it is reported in Cortés, Atlántida, Colón, Yoro, Comayagua, Santa Barbara, Olancho, Lempira and La Paz departments.

Organoleptics characteristics
Brown wood, taste lightly bitter and smell lightly hot and strong when it is saw, irritant grave nasals. Surface semi shiny, medium texture, interlocked grain, pronounced veined for the vascular lines, grow zones and interlocked grain, observing in the radials faces clears and dark ribbons.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a easy wood to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderate speed, developing moderate drying defects. It’s recommended to use schedules kiln T5-D3 y T3-D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a wood with high natural durability, very resistant to decay funguses and termites attack.

Working durability
It is a moderately difficult to saw and to work with handwork tools, poor for planning, good for turning, excellent for mortising, boring and moulding and very difficult for nailing, being necessary to bore it before introducing nails.
Present excellent finished and for its natural beauty, the finished transparent is the most adequate.

Uses
Furniture, straight and turning, for interiors and exteriors, doors and windows, general carpentry, heavy construction; industrials floors, beams bridges, farm equipment’s and implements sports.

Distribution
These trees are located from Honduras up to Panama. In Honduras grow in the Atlantic Littoral forest, in Colón, Yoro, Cortés, Atlántida and Olancho Departments; Nicaragua in Jinotega; Costa Rica in the mountain range of Tilaran and Talamaca mountain range; Panama in Veraguas and canal zone

Organoleptic characteristics
A pink white wood, shiny surface, fine texture, very fine and interlocked grain, semi pronounced veined by the effect of interlocked grain, bitter taste and odorless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
The wood of 1 inches is moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, but the wood of 2 inches is very difficult and very slow to dry on natural air as on the kiln, it dries a very slow speed. Present moderate seasoning defects especially checking. It is recommendable to use schedules kiln T5-D3 y T3-D2 for 1and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
Is very susceptible to blue stain funguses attack, and it is recommendable to apply a antistain bath. Is moderately susceptible to termites attack.

Working properties
Is a wood moderately easy to saw and moderately difficult to work with handwork tools, poor for planing, good for turning and sanding, excellent for mortising, boring and moulding but very difficult for nailing, being necessary to borer it before to nailing. The dust that is removed when it is planing and sanding is irritating, for this reason is recommendable that the workers use protectors. It accepts all types of gloss and presents a good finishing.

Uses
Furniture or visible parts of them, doors, windows, decorative veneers, handicraft, structural elements, as residential and industrial floors, beams, general constructions, handless tools and sports implements.This wood has to be exclusively used in interiors cause of the problem it presents in respect with blue stain and medium movement.

Vernacular name: Cedrillo
Scientific name: Huertea cubensis Griseb.
Family: Staphyleaceae

Distribution
It’s extended from Central America to Peru and in the West Indians, from Cuba up to Dominican Republican. In Honduras grow in wet to very wet forest, in elevations of 100 to 800 meters of altitude. Is reported in Atlantida and Colon departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Wood brown, shiny surface, medium texture, straight to slightly interlocked grain, pronounced veined, odorless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderated speed, developing moderated seasoning defects. It is recommendable to use schedules kiln T9- D4 and T7- D3 for 1and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a wood moderately resistant at the decay funguses and termites attack.

Working properties
Is a wood easy to saw and work with handwork tools, poor to moderate for planning, good for boring and turning, moderate for sanding, excellent for moulding and mortising, and easy to nailing. Present an excellent finished, transparent finished is more recommendable for its natural beautiful.

Uses
This wood could be considerate like replace of cedar, for its density, color and hardness, and can be use for the same objectives; fine furniture, lineally and turning, doors, windows, decorative veneers, handicrafts, moulding and general carpentry.

Vernacular name: Piojo
Scientific name: Tapirira guianensis Aubl.
Family: Anacardiaceae

Distribution
It is a species of hot and humid zones that are distribute from Central America up to Paraguay. It is find in Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and in the Wet Forest of Central America. In Honduras grows in very Wet and subtropical Forest in Atlantida, Colon and Olancho departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Pink wood, semi shiny surface with a lot gums, medium to fine texture, straight grain, semi pronounced veined, odourless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning:
It is a wood moderately easy to dry on natural air, it dries at slowly speed, developing moderate defects. Is recommendable a preseasoning and to protect the ends of the boards for to avoid honeycombed, especially in 2 inches boards. It is recommendable to use the schedules kiln T8- D4 y T3- D1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural Durability:
It is a wood of low natural durability, very susceptible to decay funguses and termites attack.

Working:
It is a wood easy to saw and working with tools handles, poor to moderate for planing, good for boring, excellent for mortising, turning and sanding and moderately difficult to nailing and screwing. It present a good finished; however is necessary to use a lacquer that can be adhered to surface for to avoid that the gums go out.

Uses:
Furniture, light constructions, handicrafts, decorative veneers, boxes.

Vernacular name: Rosita
Scientific name: Hyeronima alchorneoides Allem.
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Distribution
This specie grows from México, Belice, through Centro America up to Panama, and in South America, Colombia, Peru and Brazil. In Honduras grows in wet Forest of the Atlantic littoral, colon, Gracias a Dios, Olancho, Yoro and Comayagua departments.

Organoleptics characteristics
Wood reddish brown, dull surface, medium to coarse texture, predominantly interlocked grain, pronounced veined , odourless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately difficult to dry on natural air as on kiln , it dries at a very fast speed and developing moderate defects. For to avoid that the wood can suffer distortions during drying air, we recommend to carry out the seasoning completely under roof. It is recommendable to use schedules kiln T5- D3 and T3- D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
Is a very durable wood, resistant to decay funguses and termites attack.

Working properties
It is a wood moderately easy to saw and work with tool handles, good to moderate for planing, excellent for turning, mortising, boring, moulding and sanding but is very difficult for nailing, being necessary to bore it before introducing the nails.
Present excellent finished when is used at least 3 hands of sealer, due the big size of its pores. For its natural beauty, the transparent finished is the most recommendable.

Uses
Straight or turner furniture, decorative veneers, and general carpentry. Because it is a very heavy wood, we recommend this wood for to make immobile furniture like cabinets; for mobile furniture the dimensions of the pieces could be small for to reduce weight.

Distribution
Is a specie semi decidua of the raining forest of Centro America. It is distribute in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the north of south America. In Honduras grows in the very wet and sub tropical forest of the low lands of Atlantic littoral, up to 300 m. Inside of the country it is found in the 700 m. and it is reported in Cortes, Santa Barbara, Atlantida, Colon, Yoro Comayagua and Olancho departmentes.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a pale brown to pinkish wood, with shiny surface, medium texture, straight grain, semi pronounced veined, odourless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately difficult to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a fast speed, developing moderated defects. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T3- C2 and T3-C1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a very wood with low natural durability, very susceptible at decay funguses and termites attack, being necessary persevered before used it.

Working properties
Is a wood very easy to saw and work with handwork tools, very good for planing, excellent for moulding and sanding, poor for the boring and mortising, moderate for turning and very easy for nailing. This wood tends to absorb a lot of sealer, for the size of the pores, for this reason must be used a conceal to get a homogenous surface and have a better finished. It accept all types of inks.

Uses
Economic straight furniture, components of interiors parts of furniture and carpentry in general, matchespick, handicrafts, toys and pencils, veneers, perfil, moulding in light constructions, handicrafts, light constructions. Is better to preserve this wood for to increase its resistance to the insects attack.

Vernacular name: Varillo
Scientific name: Simphonia globulifera Linn F.
Family: Clusiaceae

Distribution
It is found in Central America, North of South America and to in the Caribbean. In Honduras grows in wet subtropical forest, on the low lands of Atlantic, it is develop in inaudible and swam lands. Is located in Atlantida, Colon, Gracias Dios, Cortes and Olancho departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a yellow brown wood, without any taste and any characteristic smell. Semi shiny surface, medium to coarse texture, predominantly straight grain, semi pronounced veined, observing occasionally the appearance of scams.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a fast speed, developing defects moderated. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T3-C2 and T3- C1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a resistant wood at the decay fungus attack, but moderately susceptible at the termites attack.

Working properties
Is easy to saw and work with handwork tools, good for planing and turning; excellent for moulding, mortising, boring and sanding; but very difficult for to nailing. It present excellent finished and for its natural beauty the transparent finished is better.

Uses
For interiors and exterior furniture, doors, windows, frames, decorative veneers, panels, floors, beams, tools handless and general heavy constructions. Is better to preserve this wood for to increase its resistance to the insects attack.

Vernacular name: San Juan areno
Scientific name: Ilex tectonica W. Hahn
Family: Aquifoliaceae

Distribution
It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. In Honduras grows in the wet and very wet forest of the low lands of Atlantic littoral, growing from 100 to 800 meters of latitude. It is reported in Atlantida, Colon, Francisco Morazan and Olancho departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
White wood, surface with medium to high shiny, fine to medium texture, straight to interlocked grain, semi pronounced veined, odourless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a fast speed, developing moderated defects and sometimes try to collapse. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T6- D3 and T3- D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a wood of very low natural durability, is very susceptible at the blue stain and decay funguses attack, susceptible at the termites of dry wood and others insects attack, for this reason this wood needs to be preserved.

Working properties
Is a wood easy to saw and work with handwork tools, goods for planing and turning; excellent for moulding, boring, mortising and sanding, and moderately easy to nailing. It present a good finished and accept all types of staining.

Uses
General furniture, cabinets, residential floors, doors, windows, frames, handicrafts, light constructions. Is better to preserve this wood for to increase its resistance to the insects attack.

Distribution
This specie grows from Mexico, Belize trough of Central America to Panama, and on South America, Colombia, Peru and Brazil. In Honduras grows in Wet Forest of Littoral Atlantic, Colon y Olancho.

Organoleptic Characteristics
Light brown wood, shiny surface, fine to medium texture, interlocked grain, semipronuncied veined, odorless but astringent taste.

Physical mechanical properties

Seasoning
It is a wood easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at very slow speed and developing moderate defects. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T5-C3 and for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
It is a durable wood, being resistant to decay funguses attack and moderately resistant at termites attack.

Working properties
Moderately easy to saw and to work with handwork tools, excellent for planing, mortising, boring, sanding and moulding, good for and turning, almost impossible to nail, it is necessary to boring before you start introducing nails. Because its texture, it present a good finished. The natural color of this wood is beautiful, for this reason, transparent finishing is.

Uses
Lineal furniture, cabinets, decorative veneers, general carpentry, garden furniture, heavy constructions, high traffic floors, beams, handless tools, and sports implements. Is preferable to use this wood in interiors where the climatic change can¢ t to affect the dimensions of the products.

Distribution
This species grows from south Mexico to Panama and Ecuador, in the Caribbean, in The Guyana’s, Cuba and Jamaica. In Honduras it is fined on all the wet tropical forest as far as 600 meters of altitude. It seems it prefers floors of lime origin, the most frequently altitude to find this species is on the altitudes smaller than 300m. It is found highly distributed on the Atlantida, and Colon departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Very pale brown wood, shiny surface, fine to medium texture, predominantly straight grain, soft veined; odorless and tasteless.

Physical –mechanical properties

Seasoning
This wood is easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderate speed and developing moderate drying defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T5-D3 and T3-D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively

Natural durability
From a moderated natural durability being easily attacked by funguses and insects.

Working properties
Is a wood that is easy to saw and to work with handwork tools, good to moderate for planing, good for boring and turning, excellent for moulding, mortising, and sanding and moderately difficult to nailing. Due at the size of its pores it tends to absorb a lot of sealer for this reason is necessary to apply at least 2 or 3 hands of sealer, to have a good finished.

Uses
Products submitted to medium efforts , as residency floors , steps of stairs , and banister, windows, frames, fine furniture, cabinets. It can be used in interiors and exteriors places.

Distribution
Semi decidua specie of the wet forests of Atlantic littoral of Honduras, from 200 at 600 meters over sea level. It is located in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil and Guyana Francesa. In Honduras grows in the forests of Atlantida, Colon and Olancho.

Organoleptics characteristics
Is a pink wood, shiny surface, medium to coarse texture, straight to lightly interlock grain, pronounced veined and odorless and tasteless.

Physical mechanical properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at low speed, developing moderated defects. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T2-D4 and T2-D3 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
Is a wood moderated resistant at the attack of fungus and termites.

Working properties
Is a wood very easy to saw and work with handwork tools, moderate to good for planing, good for boring and turning, excellent for moulding, mortising and sanding and moderately difficult to nailing. Due at its pores size, it tends to absorb a lot of sealer, for this reason is necessary to use a conceal pore or give 2 or 3 hands of sealer for a better finishing.

Uses
Products to submit a medium efforts like floors of residence, stairs and banisters, doors, windows with frames, fine furniture, cabinets, furnitures of living room, kitchen and bedroom. It can be used in interiors and exteriors.

Distribution
It is reported to be spaciously distributed from Belize and the long of the north coast of Central America and on the pacific of Costa Rica. It grows in South America from Colombia to Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. In Honduras it’s found spaciously distributed in the Mosquitia forest, and in the Gracias a Dios department.

Organoleptic characteristics
Light brown wood, semi shiny surface, medium to lightly coarse texture, straight to lightly interlocked grain, veined softly. Odorless and tasteless.

Physical –mechanical properties

Seasoning
This wood is moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderate speed and developing moderate drying defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T3-D7 and T4-D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively

Natural durability
It’s a wood moderately susceptible to funguses and termites attacks.

Working properties
It’s a wood easy to saw and to work with handwork tools; very pour to pour for planing, moderate for moulding, excellent for mortising, boring, turning and sanding and difficult to nailing. Due to the size of its pores it tends to absorb a lot of sealer but presents excellent finishing. Because of the beauty of its color, transparent finishing is recommended to use.

Uses
This wood has a lot of characteristically similarities to Mahogany, for the same reason it is possible to use it the same way, especially on the elaboration of furniture, doors, windows, frames, decorative veneers and handicrafts. It is preferable to preserve to increase its resistance to insects attacks.

Is a wood of mean resistance, it cant be used in structural elements that are submitted to high efforts, like building floors, timber, sleeper of railways and heavy constructions

Distribution
The genus type mortoniodendron, with two species of trees it seems be limited to wet and semideciduos forests of the tropic Central America. In Honduras it is found on the forest of Atlántida, Colón y Olancho departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Wood pale yellow, with semi shiny surface, medium texture, straight grain, pronounced veined, without smell and taste characteristic.

Physical –mechanical properties

Seasoning
This wood is easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a very fast speed, developing moderate drying defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T8-D4 and T5-D3 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
It’s a wood with very low natural durability, very susceptible to decay, blue stain funguses and termites attacks, having to preserve it before using it.

Working properties
Is a wood easy to saw and to work with handwork tools, good for planing, pour to moderate to boring, excellent for moulding, mortising , turning , sanding and nailing. It accepts all types of gloss and presents a good finishing.

Uses
This wood has to be exclusively used on interiors cause of the problem it presents in respect with blue stain and decay funguses attacks. The resistance that it presents when it is submitted to mechanical efforts its low, so it can’t be used on heavy constructions or other products that have to support very heavy charges.
In general the "Barrenillo" wood can be used for furniture like desks, book shelves, dining room, shelves, bed backs, interior doors, window, frames, boxes and veneers. Remember that this wood should be protected against funguses and insects.

Distribution
This species grows from Mexico, Belize through Central America to Panama and South America, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. In Honduras it grows on wet forests of the littoral Atlantic, Colon, Gracias a Dios, Olancho, Yoro y Comayagua.

Organoleptic characteristics
Pink wood, semi shiny surface, fine to medium texture, straight grain, semi pronounced veined, odorless but with a bitter taste.

Physical –mechanical properties

Seasoning
This wood is moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a slow speed, developing moderated drying defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T4-C2 and T4-C1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
Is a wood with high natural durability, very resistant to funguses, termites and marine borers attacks.

Working properties
Is a wood very difficult to saw cause of its high contained of silica and to work with handwork tools, pour and difficult for planing, boring and mortising, very good but difficult for moulding, good for turning but impossible to nail without previously boring. It is necessary to use saws with stelitte teeth and cleaver with tungsten carbide teeth so it can be work.
It presents excellent finished and because of the beauty of its color, transparent finishing is recommended to use.

Uses
Fences, handles tools, rustic furniture of garden, floors with high traffics, and heavy constructions, railroad sleeper, and sports implements.

Distribution
It is distributed from south Mexico, Belize, Central America through Peru and Brazil. In Honduras it’s frequently on lowlands of the Atlantic with humid climate to very humid and preferable on clay well drained soils. It grows on altitudes of 350m or less. It is found on Cortés, Atlántida, Yoro, Colon, Gracias a Dios, Comayagua and Olancho departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Reddish wood, semi shiny surface, fine texture, straight to interlocked grain, soft veined, not very good smell in green state and astringent taste.

Physical mechanical properties

Seasoning
This wood is moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a very slow speed and developing moderate drying defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T3-C2 and T3-C1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
It’s a wood with high natural durability; very resistant to funguses, termites and marine borers attacks.

Working properties
Very difficult to saw cause of its high contained of silica and to work with handwork tools, very pour for planing, with ripper grain, good for mortising and turning, excellent to boring, sanding and moulding, almost impossible to nail, it is necessary to boring before you start introducing nails. It is necessary to use saw with stelite teeth and cleaver with Tungsten carbide teeth so that this wood can be worked. It presents excellent finishes and for its natural beauty it is recommended to use transparent finishing.

Uses
Fences, handles tool, rustic furniture for gardening, high trading floors and heavy constructions, railroads and sports implements.

Distribution
Is one of the species of higher growth on the Littoral Atlantic of Honduras. It is extensively distributed in African countries like: Nigeria, Camerún, Guinea Equatorial, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo y Zaire.

Organoleptic characteristics
Light brown wood, dull surface, medium texture, straight to lightly interlocked grain, veined pronounced, odorless and tasteless.

Physical-mechanical characteristics

Seasoning
This wood is moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln; it dries at a moderate speed and developing moderate drying defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T8-D4 and T5-D3 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively

Natural durability
Is a wood with low natural durability, very susceptible at blue stain and decay funguses attacks as well as termites attacks.

Working properties
It’s a wood easy to saw and to work with handwork tools, with pour to moderate behavior for planing, with ripper grain, good for boring, excellent for mortising, turning, sanding and moulding, and easy to nail. Due to the size of its pores it tends to absorb a lot of sealer for what its necessary to use a lid pores or to give to 2 or 3 hands of sealer to obtain a good finishing. It accepts all types of gloss, and if it doesn’t present stain blue, transparent finishing is the most adequate to use.

Uses
Economic furniture or preserved furniture , doors and windows for interiors, light constructions, handicrafts, toys, vessels and turned article, decorative veneers, interiors parts for furniture and boxes for packing.

Distribution
Species with extensive distribution of the wet forest and semideciduos of the continental tropical America, usually found on dry low lands up to the 1400 meters of altitude.

Organoleptic characteristics
Yellow reddish to light red wood, semi shiny surface; medium texture, straight to slightly interlocked grains, semipronounced veined. It doesn’t present a characteristically smell. But it does have a slightly bitter taste.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
This wood is moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a fast speed, developing moderate drying defects. It is recommended to use the schedules kiln T6-D3 and T3-D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural Durability
It is considered a very durable wood in respect with decay fungus and resistant to dry wood termites and underground termites attacks.

Working Properties
The " Hormigo" wood is very easy to saw and to work with handwork tools, excellent to boring, turning, sanding and moulding, but it has a very pour behavior for planing and nailing. Due to its pores size, it tends to absorb a lot of sealer, for this reason is necessary to use a conceal pore or give 2 or 3 hands of sealer for a great finishing. Because of the beauty of its color, transparent finishing is recommended to use.

Uses
Furniture, musical instruments, decorative veneers, cabinetmaking in general, turned articles, cabinets, and for being a high resistant wood, it can be used in structural elements that are submitted to high efforts, as for floors, steps for ladders and banisters, heavy constructions, sport implements, and tool handles.

This species is not very abundant in the Honduras forest, however given to its easiness adaptation to different habitat we recommend to start massive plantations of the same, so it can be used as a potential commercial species.

Distribution
It is a species of the deciduous and semi- deciduous forest of the Central America Tropics and the occidental Indies, frequently found at the sides of the low lands and coastal regions of the rivers banks. In Honduras it is found on dry and wet forest up to 900 meters of altitude or less, it is normally developed at banks of rivers and streams. It is found in Lempira, Choluteca, Valle, Comayagua, Francisco Morazan, Atlantida, Colon, Olancho, Yoro, Cortes, El Paraiso, and Gracias a Dios departments.

Organoleptic Characteristics
Pale yellow wood, semi shiny surface, medium texture, straight to slightly interlocked grain, semi pronounced veined. Presents a characteristic smell and bitter taste.

Physical mechanical properties

Seasoning
It’s a wood that is easily dried on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderate speed, developing moderate drying defects. Its recommended to use the schedules kiln T6-D4 for 1 inches boards.

Natural Durability
Its considered a wood of low natural durability, very susceptible to blue stain fungus attacks, decay fungus and termites.

Working Properties
Is a wood very easy to saw and to work with handwork tools with a very pour behavior for planing, tending to present ripped grains; excellent to boring, turning, mortising and sanding; good for molding and easy to nailing.
Because of the medium texture that this wood present due to the size of its pores, to obtain a finished with 100% of full pore, we recommend to use a sealing –pore or apply at least three hands of sealer before applying the final finishing.
Because of the problem of blue stain, if it is not possible to maintain its natural and homogeneous color of this wood, its preferable to use dyes.

To increase its resistance against termite attacks its recommended to apply with a paintbrush over the rustic wood some preservative and then give the preferable finishing.

Uses
This wood has to be used exclusively in interiors because of the problem that presents respect to blue stain and decay fungus attack, as well as its medium movement.
The resistance that presents when it’s submitted to mechanical efforts is low, so it shouldn’t be used on heavy constructions.

In general the "Aceituno" wood can be used for furniture like desks, book shelves, dining room , shelves, bed backs, interior doors, window, frames, boxes and veneers. Remember that this wood should be protected against fungus and insects.

Distribution
Is a species that develops on very dry tropical forest, subtropical dry forest, wet subtropical forest, and wet subtropical hot forest. In Honduras it is found in the Comayagua, El Paraiso, Valle and Choluteca departments.

Organoleptic Characteristics
Light brown yellowish wood, semi shiny surface, semipronounced veined, fine texture and straight grain, of bitter taste and astringent smell.

Physical-mechanical characteristics

Seasoning
It’s a wood easy to dry as on natural air as on kiln, dries at a very slow speed, developing defects of moderate drying.
It’s recommended to use the schedules kiln T2-C2 and T2-C1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
It’s a very durable wood on respect of decay funguses and very resistant to dry wood and underground termites attacks. It doesn’t present problems of stain caused by funguses, neither tree attacks.

Working properties
It’s a wood difficult to saw and to work with handwork tools, for the planing it has a very pour behavior, with presence of grain ripped, excellent to boring, mortising, turning, and moulding, good for sanding and very difficult to nailing. Presents excellent finished.

Uses
For being a high resistant wood, it can be used on structural elements that can be submitted to high efforts, like being floors, step for stairs, and banister, heavy constructions, sport implements, and handless tools. As well it can be used on the elaboration of furniture of small dimensions.

Vernacular name: Red Cedar
Scientific name: Cedrela fissillis Vell
Family: Meliaceae

Distribution
Is a specie that has been develop on a Tropical Wet Forest, from 400 to 200 meters. In Honduras is located in the departments of Atlantida, Colon, Yoro and Olancho.

Organoleptics characteristics
Is a yellow reddish wood color, shiny surface, pronounced vein, mean to coarse texture and straight grain, with a slightly bitter taste, but without a smell characteristic.

Physical-mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderated speed, developing moderated defects and sometimes try to collapse. It is   recommended to use kiln schedules T10- D4 and T8- D3 for tables 1and 2 inches respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a durable wood, is moderately susceptible at the attack of termites of dry wood and others insects, resistant at the attack of blue stain fungus and decay fungus.

Working properties
Is a wood very easy to saw and work with handwork tools, with a very poor behaviour for planing, with presence of rip grain; excellent for moulding and mortising, good for turning and sanding; but moderate for boring and very easy to nailing.
Due to its pores size, it tends to absorb a lot of sealer , for this reason is necessary to use a conceal pore or give 2 or 3 hands of sealer for a better finishing. Because of the beauty of its color, transparent finishing is recommended to use.

Uses
Fine furnitures, doors, windows, frames, decorative veneers, handicrafts, light constructions. Is better to preserve this wood for to increase its resistance to the insects attack.

Distribution
Native specie of wide distribution in the Tropical America from the south of Mexico to Panama, in low lands of dry tropics, in elevations from sea level to 1200 meters. In Honduras grows in low to medium elevations, up to 900 meters over sea level, sometimes it is found in high sites up to 2000 meter over sea level in wet and dry forest. It is reported in Lempira, Atlantida, Colon, Comayagua, Santa Barbara, Cortes and Yoro departments..

Organoleptics Characteristics
Yellow wood, semishiny surface, semi pronounced veined, fine to medium texture, straight to interlocked grain, bitter taste and characteristic smell.

Physical mechanical Properties

Seasoning
Is a wood moderately easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a very low speed, developing moderated defects. It is recommended to use schedules kiln T3-C2 and T3-C1 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
Is a wood very durable, very resistant at the termites of dry wood and others insects attack, resistant at the blue stain and decay funguses attack.

Working properties
Is a wood moderately difficult to saw and work with handwork tools, with a poor to moderate behavior for planing, with presence of grip grain; excellent for moulding, mortising, turning, sanding and boring but very difficult for nailing. This wood by the small to medium size of this pores, no need so much sealer for obtain a good finishing . Its is beautiful, because the natural finishing is the most recommended; in general present a good finishing.

Uses
Structural elements, like floors, stairs, banisters, beams, heavy constructions, sports implements and handless tools. Also can be used in the elaboration of furniture of small dimensions. The yellow dye can be extract of the wood, could be utilized in to dye of clothes.

Uses
Furniture or visible parts of this, so much for interiors like on exteriors, doors, windows, decorative veneers, boats, panels, and general carpentry. For its low to medium resistance it can be used on structural elements submitted to low effort levels.

Drying
Easy drying; dries outdoors at slow speeds, developing moderate defects. Drying programs A T5- C3 y T5- C2 are recommended for 1” and 2” boards respectively, in conventional oven drying.

Natural durability
Very durable wood, very resistant to fungus and termite attacks.

Workability
Moderately easy to work, shows poor performance in planing, excellent for drilling, turning, chiseling, molding and sanding, but difficult for nailing.
Due to its large pore size, it requires up to three coats of sealer for finishing. It boasts a good finish.

Uses
Movable small dimension furniture, cabinets, decorative panels, general carpentry, beams, floors, tool handles, sports equipment, closets.

Drying
This wood is easy to dry; it dries outdoors at slow speed, developing moderate defects. Drying programs T5-D3 and T3-D2 for 1” and 2” boards (respectively) are recommended for drying this wood in conventional ovens.

Natural durability
Moderately durable wood; standing trees are susceptible to borer attacks, in regards to termite attacks, and it is also considered moderately resistant and susceptible to marine borer attacks.

Workability
It is moderately easy to work on; however, protective gear must be used due to the irritant dust it gives off, which can affect the skin. It shows poor performance in planing and turning, excellent for drilling, good performance for chiseling and molding, poor sanding and very difficult to nail.
In terms of finish, this species does not tend to absorb much sealer due to its medium sized pores. It accepts all types of dyeing, which is a favorable advantage, given the color and striping variations it presents. Transparent lacquers are recommended for the final finish of this species since they enhance its color and striping.

Uses
Linear furniture, doors, windows, wood sheet, medium traffic floors, tool handles, sports equipment. It should be noted that, in order to work this wood, protective measures should be taken due to the irritation it causes on the throat and skin.

Drying
Outdoor drying is moderately easy, occurring at a very slow rate with the development of moderate drying defects, especially cracks and flaws.
Drying programs T3-C2 and T3-C1 for 1” and 2” boards (respectively) are recommended for drying this wood in conventional ovens.

Natural durability
This species offers high natural durability and it is fungus and termite resistant. The standing tree, however, is quite susceptible to borer attacks.

Workability
Since this wood is difficult to work with manual tools and traditional machinery, we recommend to keep blades at all times, with adequate angles and cutting edges, especially when working with high speed steel blades; carburized blades can increase performance up to three fold. It shows poor performance in planing and turning, excellent for molding, drilling and chiseling, good to excellent for sanding and difficult to nail. Due to its medium-sized pores, it’s necessary to apply two to three coats of sealer to achieve a good finish. This wood boasts a very beautiful, pronounced striping, making the transparent finish the most appropriate one. In general this wood finishes very smoothly.

Uses
Production of high quality, linear and turned furniture, carpentry in general, doors and windows for interiors and exteriors, kitchen cabinetry and similar, general construction, floors, shock-resistant tool and sport equipment handles.

Drying
Outdoor drying as well as conventional oven drying are moderately difficult, occurring at moderate speeds, with the development of moderate defects.
Drying programs T6-D2 and T3-D1 for 1” and 2” boards (respectively) are recommended for drying in conventional ovens.

Natural durability
The species is considered durable in terms of rotting fungus, and resistant to wood termite attacks, but very susceptible to the attack of marine borers.

Workability
It is easy to work, both with manual tools and with traditional machinery. It boasts a good performance with minimum percentage of grain tearing, excellent for turning, molding, drilling and chiseling, good to excellent for sanding and very easy to nail.
Due to its medium-sized pores it requires at least three coats of sealer to obtain a full pore, good quality finish. Since the natural wood color is beautiful, the transparent finish is the most adequate.

Uses
In general, it is used for high quality living room, dining room and bedroom furniture; doors and structural elements that won’t be exposed to high effort, decorative panels, handicrafts and toys.

Drying
Outdoor as well as conventional oven drying is moderately difficult, occurring at a moderate speed, and developing moderate defects. Drying programs T6-D2 and T3-D1 are recommended for 1” y 2” boards respectively, for conventional oven drying.

Natural durability
It is considered durable in terms of rotting fungus, and wood-termite resistant, but very susceptible to marine borers

Workability
It is easy to work both with manual tools and traditional machinery. It boasts a good performance with minimum percentage of grain tear, excellent for turning, molding, drilling and chiseling, good to excellent for sanding and very easy to nail.
Due to its medium-sized pores it requires at least three coats of sealer to obtain a full pore, good quality finish. Since the natural wood color is beautiful, the transparent finish is the most adequate.

Uses
In general, it is used for high quality living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, doors, structural elements that won’t be exposed to high effort, decorative panels, handicrafts and toys.

Seasoning
Is a wood to air season, it dries at slow speed, and kiln dry is very good.

Natural durability
Is a wood of very high natural durability, resistant to decay funguses and termites attack.

Working properties
Is a wood moderately easy to saw, difficult to nailing, excellent to mortising and molding, very good to boring, good to sanding, with bad behavior for planning and turning. Is excellent for finish and the transparent finished is the most recommended.

Uses
Furniture on visible parts of these, general constructions, sport implements, decorative veneers, floors, doors for interiors and exteriors, handless tool.

Physical and Mechanical properties

Seasoning
Is a wood easy to air season or kiln dry, it dries a moderated speed, developing defects moderated.

Natural durability
Is very susceptible to blue stain funguses attack, and is moderately susceptible to termites attack. For this reason is recommendable to apply a antistain bath and is necessary preserved.

Working properties
Is easy to saw and very difficult for planning, is very good for molding and mortising, difficult for turning, excellent for sanding and moderately easy to nailing, very good for finished and accept tall types of staining.

Uses
Can be use for general carpentry, boxes, interior construction, veneers (of good quality) and post for fence properly preserved.

Distribution
It grows in wet and dry tropical forest, wet subtropical forest and very wet subtropical forest, it is distributed to 800 meter over the sea level. It is found from south Mexico, through Central and south America until Bolivia and Brazil, including a long portion of Amazonian Wooden Bowl.
In Honduras is reported on Copán, Santa Bárbara, Cortés, Yoro, Atlántida, Colón, Olancho, El Paraíso, Gracias a Dios, Francisco Morazán and Comayagua departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a reddish yellow wood, shine surface, medium texture, straight to interlocked grain, pronounced veined, and doesn’t has characteristic odor but present a lightly bitter taste.

Physical- mechanical properties

Seasoning
Is a wood easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at slow speed, without appreciable defects. It is recommended to use kiln schedules T6-D4 and T3-D3 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
It is a wood with high natural durability, very resistant at the decay funguses attack and moderately resistant at the termites attack.

Working properties
Is a wood very to easy to saw and work with handwork tools, with a good to excellent behavior to planning, excellent for boring, mortising, turning and moulding, good for sanding and very easy to nailing. Present a good finished and the transparent finished is the most recommended.

Uses
Because the mahogany wood is so beautiful, with high natural durability, easy to work and high dimensional stability, can be used at fine furniture of high quality, cabinets, doors, windows with frame, decorative veneers, turned articles, jewels box, musical instruments, scientific instruments light construction.

Distribution
Is a specie semi decidua of the dry tropical forest, wet tropical forest, dry subtropical forest, wet subtropical forest and very wet subtropical forest of America except Chile. In Honduras is located in Olancho, Santa Bárbara, Cotés, Atlántida, Colón, Comayagua and Yoro departments.

Organoleptic characteristics
Is a pink wood, semi shine surface, medium texture, straight to interlocked grain, pronounced veined, pleasant smell and bitter taste.

Physical- mechanical properties

Seasoning
Is a wood easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at slow speed, developing moderate defects. It is recommended to use kiln schedules T6-D4 and T3-D3 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability
It is a wood moderately resistant at the decay funguses attack but very resistant at the underground termites and dry wood termites attack.

Working properties
Is a wood very easy to saw and work with handwork tools, with a moderate behavior for planning and turning, excellent for mortising, sanding and moulding, good for boring and very easy to nailing.
For the medium at big size of its pores is recommendable use a conceal pore or give 2 to 3 hands of sealer for a better finishing and to obtain a homogeneous surface.

Uses
Fine furniture, like cabinet, kitchen furniture, bedroom furniture and living furniture, doors, windows, decorative veneers and cigar box. It is a wood, which does not have movement problems, when you have put it in service, can be utilized in the elaboration of products, which will be submitted to ambiental changes.

Distribution
Specie of the Wet Forest of the high lands or mountainous regions up to 1200 meters in altitude. In Honduras grows in the Tropical Wet Forest and it is distributed from 400 to 1200 meters over sea level, it development in hillside, banks of rivers and plains lands.
It is reported in Yoro, Atlántida, Santa Bárbara y Copán Departmentes.
It grows well on alluvial soils with moderate slope.

Organoleptic characteristics
Brown yellow light to olive brown wood, shiny surface, medium texture, straight to interlocked grain, pronounced veined. Bitter taste and characteristic smell.

Seasoning
It is a wood easy to dry on natural air as on kiln, it dries at a moderate speed, developing moderate defects, specially surface checking. It is recommendable to use kiln schedules T5- D3 and T3- D2 for 1 and 2 inches boards respectively.

Natural durability.
Is a wood very resistant at the decay funguses and borers marines attack and moderately resistant termites attack.

Working properties
Is a wood moderately easy to saw and work with handwork tools, with a behavior moderate to good, poor to moderate for planning, good for turning, mortising, excellent for moulding, boring and sanding, and moderately difficult for nailing. Present a good finished, with smooth and homogeneous surface, the size and homogeneous distributions of its pores favors this characteristic; transparent finished is more recommendable for its natural beauty.

Uses
Straight and turned furniture, general carpentry, doors, window for interiors and exteriors, kitchen cabinets, general constructions, floors, handles tools and sports implements.