Technical specie specifications for Cumaru from Fantastic Floor - Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.

Cumaru Hardwood Flooring

  • Scientific Name, Other Names: Dipteryx odorata, Brazilian Chestnut, Southern Chestnut, Brazilian Teak
  • Description: Cumaru flooring, commonly called Brazilian Chestnut, is a tough and dense wood imported from Brazil that has an irregular, somewhat interlocked grain and wavy, course texture. Because of its density, Cumaru floors are very resistant to termites and decay. Cumaru's heartwood is a medium brown with distinctive tan shades that compliment one another in with tonal warmth to create a relaxing feeling that's great to come home to. Cumaru wood is a popular choice for homeowners and decorators looking for more of a brown-toned floor. Our Cumaru hardwood is sustainably harvested from regions such as Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. The wood's Janka hardness is rated as 3,200, making a Cumaru floor approximately 270% harder than a Red Oak floor.
  • Janka Hardness: 3,200 pounds
  • Strength (MOR): 24,800 psi
  • Stiffness (MOE): 3,050 1000 psi
  • Density (KG/m3): 1,090
  • Tangential Shrinkage: 8.4 %
  • Radial Shrinkage: 5.4 %
  • About: Our Cumaru hardwood flooring is available in unfinished and prefinished. The boards are 3/4" thick, with widths of 3", 4" or 5", and random lengths from 1' - 7'. Our Cumaru flooring is available in clear grade.
  • Family: Leguminosae
  • Tree Characteristics: The Cumaru tree can reach 160 feet in height with trunk diameters up just over 3 feet.
  • Geographic Area: Venezuela, Columbia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, The Guianas.
  • Color: Reddish-brown or purplish-brown when fresh, shifting to light-brown to yellowish-brown upon exposure. Sapwood is yellowish-brown.
  • Photosensitivity: Cumaru will become more uniform in color upon exposure to light.
  • Luster: Low to medium
  • Grain: Interlocked
  • Texture: Fine
  • Drying Characteristics: Rated as easy to air season, can sometimes check and warp, uniformly rapid drying.
  • Working Characteristics: Rated as difficult to saw or bore. Poor for gluing due to high density and oily nature.
  • Durability Rating: Rated as very durable, resistant to brown and white-rot fungi, and has exemplary weathering characteristics.
  • Applications: Cogs, flooring, decking, turnery, bearings, tool handles, railroad crossties, heavy construction.

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