Cumaru Decking

Cumaru Decking Specs

Botanical Name:  Dipteryx Odorata

Common Name:  Cumaru

Other Common Names:  Almendrillo, Brazilian Teak, Tonka, Tonquin Bean

General Characteristics: Color varies from a golden tan to a reddish brown with some dark grain accents through out the wood.

Moisture Content of Decking: Our Cumaru Decking is specially dried for use on exterior projects.We also sell Cumaru lumber kiln dried specifically for interior use. DO NOT use kiln dried interior lumber in exterior projects as it will expand.  Cumaru Decking dried for exterior use will shrink inside.

Janka side hardness:   3,540 lb at 12% moisture content. 

Bending Strength:   10,975 psi

Drying: Cumaru is rated as easy to air-season with a slight tendency to check and with moderate warping; drying was uniformly rapid.

Working Properties:  Has a blunting effect on cutters, use of carbide tipped saw blades is necessary.  Routs nicely.  Must be predrilled for fastening.

Distribution:  South America

Durability:  Cumaru is very durable. The heartwood has shown to be very durable in resistance to both brown-rot and white rot fungi. The wood has excellent weathering characteristics.

Uses: Outdoor Decking, flooring, cogs and shafts, heavy construction, barge and dock fenders, railroad crossties, pulp mill equipment, tool handles, bearings, turnery. A substitute for lignum vitae.