CumarÚ
Native to the tropical forests of South America, Cumarú is often used for exterior joinery, railroad ties, flooring, decking and many other purposes. Its heartwood is beige to light-brown sometimes purplish-brown. Cumarú is a coarse-textured, very heavy wood that is hard to work with but finishes quite smoothly. Aljoma currently offers Cumarú decking in the most popular sizes.
| Cumarú Specifications | ||||||
| Common name | Scientific name | Color | Grain pattern | Features | Common uses | Specific gravity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cumarú |
Dipteryx Odorata | Pale pink-brown to purplish-brown heartwood | Interlocked | Coarse texture, very heavy and dense, somewhat difficult to work with, finishes smoothly. | Heavy construction, decking, flooring, crossties, and many other purposes |
0.91 |
| Weight | Machining | Gluing | Nailing | Finishing | Grade | Specs |
| Approx. 1,200kg/m3 when green and 1,070 kg/m3 at 12% M.C. | somewhat difficult |
Medium | Good holding of nails | Good | FAS |
S4S, E4E, |