Spa Laminates. * Fritz Kohl. *
About | | Contact
* Home | Veneer selector | Obtain a sample | Veneer of the month | Veneer trends | Glossary | Environment
*
* * * *
* * *
* *
* If you are already a member please sign in.
Email.
Password.
Remember me.  
*
*
Register here.
*
* *
* Plase make your selection.
*
*
*
Colour.
*
Cost.
*
Pattern.

*
*
*


  FSC® certified products available upon request
*
*
*
*
*
Enter a name or reference number.
*

 
*
* * * *
* *
Ziricote 		* SPA207: Ziricote
Reference:
SPA207
*
Add to swatch. Back to search results. Print Data. Hi-Res Preview

Name Ziricote
Latin Name Cordia dodecandra
Trade Names: Ziricote
Origin: Central America
Range: Central America from Mexico to Columbia, here and therein the south of the USA (Florida) and Brazil.Trees with usable log lengths of more than 5 m and 30 cm in diameter are extremly rare. Ziricote is the heaviest wood in the group comprising more than 250 different species of cordia.
Uses: Turneries, carvings. Used as veneer solely for architectural woodwork or inlays.
Properties: Sapwood is white yellowish, the heartwood dark brown with irregular deep black zones. Very decorative when used together with the light sapwood.
Machining: It is very easy and good to machine with all tools. Planed surfaces are very smooth and have a beautiful, intensive luster.
Seasoning: The wood can be very well and quickly dried but there is a tendency for the ends to split. Care is to be taken to ensure good, careful drying.
Finishing: All surface treatments take well and the wood can be polished well to produce a good finish.
Jointing: Joints with glue, screws and nails are very durable.