ZINGANA

zingana TIMBER USES

The tropical timber zingana is a moderately durable interior wood. It is mainly used for veneer production and interior joinery.

Zingana can be used for the following purposes:

Structures and panels

• Sliced veneer

Carpentry and interior fittings

• Interior panelling and cladding
• Layout and furnishings
• Furniture and cabinetmaking

Miscellaneous uses

• Turnery, cutlery and brushmaking
• Tool handles

Where to buy zingana timber?

DESCRIPTION OF zingana TIMBER

• Color: light brown
• Sapwood: clearly demarcated
• Texture: coarse
• Grain: interlocked
• Interlocked grain: slight

zingana: PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Read the Tropix sheet of zingana (CIRAD).

zingana: NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY

• Funghi: class 3 - moderately durable
• Dry wood borers: durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)
• Termites : class M - moderately durable
• Treatability: class 3 - poorly permeable
• Use class ensured by natural durability: class 2 - inside or under cover (dampness possible)
• Species covering the use class 5: No

Read the Tropix sheet of zingana (CIRAD).

PROCESSING OF zingana TIMBER

Read the Tropix sheet of zingana (CIRAD).

Sources :

• CIRAD
• ATIBT