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AFRICA DOUSSIE' ORIGIN: GHANA, NIGERIA, CAMEROONS, IVORY COAST COLOUR: GOLDEN AND REDDISH BROWN SPECIFIC WEIGHT: 800Kg/cm (medium) HARDNESS (Brinell scale): 4.00Kg/sq.cm HARDNESS (Janka scale): 830Kg/sq.cm SHRINKAGE: LOW STRENGTH: LOW OXIDATION: HIGH This wood has excellent resistance and flexibility, so it is particular suitable for sports facilities. It sometimes contains silicon, which appears, when present, only upon varnishing. High oxidation with tendency to achieve a homogeneous hue. Very suitable for bases with floor heating.	MERBAU (Asia Doussiè) ORIGIN: INDONESIA, MALESIA, PHILIPPINES COLOUR: YELLOWISH BROWN RED SPECIFIC WEIGHT: 840Kg/cm (high) HARDNESS (Brinell scale): 4.10Kg/sq.cm HARDNESS (Janka scale): 790Kg/sq.cm SHRINKAGE: LOW STRENGTH: LOW OXIDATION: HIGH This is a wood with very good stability and hardness characteristics, with fibres with yellowish shades that tend to alternate or even to disappear with oxidation. Very suitable for bases with floor heating.	JATOBA' (Amazzonian Doussiè) ORIGIN: AMAZONIAN FOREST, BOLIVIA COLOUR: RUST-COLOURED OR REDDISH BROWN SPECIFIC WEIGHT: 900Kg/cm (high) HARDNESS (Brinell scale): 4.50Kg/sq.cm HARDNESS (Janka scale): 1000Kg/sq.cm SHRINKAGE: MEDIUM STRENGTH: QUITE HIGH OXIDATION: MEDIUM This wood may suffer from certain environmental conditions that are not perfectly suitable (humidity in the support layer and/or ambient humidity) and as a result might split. It is not suitable for bases with floor heating.

AMERICAN CHERRY ORIGIN: BOLIVIA COLOUR: BRIGHT RED SPECIFIC WEIGHT: 840Kg/cm (high) HARDNESS (Brinell scale): 4.00Kg/sq.cm HARDNESS (Janka scale): 806Kg/sq.cm SHRINKAGE: MEDIUM STRENGTH: MEDIUM OXIDATION: HIGH Wood with good stability and hardness characteristics. Suitable also for bases with floor heating.	PADOUK ORIGIN: NIGERIA, CAMEROONS, ANGOLA, CONGO COLOUR: BRIGHT RED TENDING TOWARD BROWN RED SPECIFIC WEIGHT: 700Kg/cm (low) HARDNESS (Brinell scale): 4.00Kg/sq.cm HARDNESS (Janka scale): 700Kg/sq.cm SHRINKAGE: MEDIUM-LOW STRENGTH: MEDIUM-LOW OXIDATION: VERY HIGH Wood with good mechanical characteristics. The dust produced by sanding is irritating and could pigment nearby woods (in various combinations). Quite suitable for bases with floor heating.	GUAREA CEDRATA RIGIN: CENTRAL AFRICA (ZAIRE) COLOUR: REDDISH BROWN SPECIFIC WEIGHT: 850Kg/cm (low) HARDNESS (Brinell scale): 4.00Kg/sq.cm HARDNESS (Janka scale): 800Kg/sq.cm SHRINKAGE: MEDIUM STRENGTH: MEDIUM-LOW OXIDATION: MEDIUM Wood with good stability and hardness characteristics. Suitable also for bases with floor heating.