Technical species specifications for Bacana, Copaiba Hardwood Flooring from Fantastic Floor - Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.
Bacana, Copaiba Hardwood Flooring
- Scientific Name, Other Names: Copaifera spp, Copaiba, Copaibeira, Peruvian Teak
- Description: Copaiba flooring features a great tonal assortment of rich reddish-browns in the heartwood with dark stripes. Copaiba hardwood gorgeously combines distinctive patterning with its light to medium brown reds to create a simultaneously attention-grabbing yet calming feel, making it perfect as a complimentary decorative accent or a centerpiece in itself. The rich, golden luster of Copaiba floors along with a Janka hardness rating comporable to Red Oak make them a good choice for durability and apperance. We offer a Copaiba floor with a variety of stains.
- Janka Hardness: 1,650 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 12,328 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,806 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 500
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.2 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.4 %
- About: Our Bacana hardwood flooring is available exclusively in the engineered format. The boards are 3/8" thick, 3" wide or 5" wide, and 4' long.
- Family: Leguminosae
- Tree Characteristics: The Copaiba tree can reach a height of approximately 100 feet and a diameter of 4 feet.
- Geographic Area: The Copaiba tree is found in Central America and South America.
- Color: Copaiba heartwood is pink to red-brown with copper-colored veins which makes it distinguishable from the bands of sapwood.
- Photosensitivity: Copaiba flooring is photosensitive and will darken slightly over time.
- Luster: Copaiba hardwood has a silky and golden luster.
- Grain: The grain of Copaiba hardwood is straight or interlocked and can sometimes be wavy.
- Texture: Copaiba harwood has a medium texture.
- Drying Characteristics: The drying time for Copaiba hardwood is slow to moderate..
- Working Characteristics: Copaiba hardwood is rated as easy to work and finish.
- Durability Rating: Copaiba hardwood is rated as highly durable.
- Applications: Copaiba hardwood is used to make furniture, flooring, carpentry, general construction, interior trim.
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