Garapa
Durability: Durable
Colour: Medium
Sizes available: 50mm 100- 300 mm wide
| Trade Name: | Garapa |
| Botanical Species: | Apuleia Leiocarpa |
| Other Names: | Grapia, Muirajuba |
| Country of Origin: | South America |
| Air Dry Density: | 820 kg/M3 |
| Durability: | Durable |
| Strength: | SD1 |
Seasoning:
As the wood weathers, it takes on light silvery gray tones. This natural process can be inhibited by using a sealer to keep its natural colour.
Characteristics:
Garapa has a golden to yellowish brown colour, which darkens with age. The wood is fairly chatoyant and appears to shift from dark to light colouring in different lighting angles.
Working Qualities:
Garapa is fairly easy to work, despite its density. Glues and finishes well, and is about average for dimensional stability.
Uses:
Flooring, decking, dock, and boatbuilding
Product Attributes:
- Durable timber.
- Yellow brown timber, darkening with age.
- Machines well with care.
- Grain is usually straight, but can also be interlocked. Uniform medium texture with a moderate amount of natural luster.
- Rated as durable, though vulnerable to termites and other insect attacks.
- No characteristic odor.
