Chloroxylon is a genus of trees in the family rutaceae. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ceylon satinwood. Understanding earth s most fascinating natural resource. The species database will help you choose the most suitable wood species for your project. Collection database, boscobel house and gardens, duncan phyfe.
Looking for a specific product or a distributor for a product. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by. Its yellow color can be quite vibrant, while it can also. The wood is heavy and dense and can be hard to work, with a moderate blunting effect on cutting tools. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. Yellowheart the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Synopsis this unique encyclopedia brings together a remarkable amount of practical information on the worlds most important timbers. Ceylon satinwood herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Thanks and great site and your book will be coming to my library after the first of the year i. Unfortunately, pyinma is being widely marketed today as satinwood, or perhaps under slightly less confusing terms, such as asian satinwood, or cambodian satinwood. In fact, some believe that plain nonfigured satinwood is the exception rather than the rule.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The various wood books on the market today seem to differ from each other quite significantly. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shop satinwood sideboards and other satinwood case pieces and storage cabinets from the worlds best dealers at 1stdibs. Once you have applied the primer and undercoat you need to rub the wood down a final time in preparation for the topcoat. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, east indian satinwood has been reported as a sensitizer. Names of ceylon satinwood in various languages of the world are also given. Satinwood ceylon lumber global wood source,exotic wood. It contains the physical properties and illustrations of more than 150 commercial species, reproduced from the popular trada red books and wood information sheets. A deciduous tree of south asia, having hard, yellowish, closegrained wood. From making the first cut to applying the finish, this comprehensive resource covers every aspect of woodcarving.
One writer called his books on the subject the age of oak, the age of walnut, the age of mahogany and the age of satinwood. Satinwood east and west indian varieties chloroxylon swietenia. See the articles wood allergies and toxicity and wood dust safety for more information. David wood has 77 books on goodreads with 31834 ratings. East indian or ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or darkbrown heartwood of chloroxylon swietenia. Its better than most of the other reference books i have.
Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. Satinwood is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. Im slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. An elegant george iii parquetry specimen wood occasional table, circa 1780, the top with 16 squares of exotic woods, including tulipwood, burr yew and zebra wood, satinwood border wi. The woods documented in the image database have been identified by their color. A name for a wood that can be polished to a high gloss derived from certain species of flowering plants brosimum rubescens, red satinwood, suriname satinwood. Satinwood going yellow after painting over varnish my hallway was darkly varnished and i had someone to return it to white using satinwood as a finish.
Top ten heaviest woods the wood database snakewood bookmatched. East indian satinwood the wood database lumber identification. Thanks too for giving us the opportunity to help your friend brian. Today, the lumber has become so obscure that the term genuine mahogany now. Timberline exotic hardwoods is a specialist supplier of fine and rare timbers to the craftsman in wood. See more ideas about brown wood, wood species and hardwood. Color tends to darken with age upon exposure to light.
The database was created by eric meier, who originally began compiling specs on different types of wood for his own personal use, to use as a guide in selecting the appropriate wood for projects. The satinwood tree also produces unfigured stock that is used for cabinets, floors, and other projects in asia. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, west indian satinwood has been reported as a sensitizer. Everything is here for the beginning or advanced woodcarver, from choosing the appropriate wood. Woods used for english antique furniture piers pisani. Satin wood definition of satin wood by the free dictionary. Chloroxylon swietenia is a deciduous tree growing to 18 m 59ft by 18 m 59ft at a fast rate. Pyinma the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Satinwood, chloroxylon swietenia, also called ceylon satinwood or east indian satinwood, tree of the rue family, native to southeast asia, india, and sri lanka ceylon. Chloroxylon swietenia, ceylon, sri lanka satinwood or east indian satinwood.
Movingui the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Given the above characteristics, this only leaves perhaps a handful of woods that would properly fit the bill. Category 1780s british george iii antique satinwood side tables. I hope to have freshly printed books back in stock in early june. East indian satinwood bungalow renovation, brown wood, types of wood. Chloroxylon swietenia east indian satinwood pfaf plant database. See more ideas about wood species, exotic woods, lumber. Topcoat can be gloss, satinwood, eggshell, solvent based or water based they all come under the heading topcoat as it is the last coat or finishing coat to be applied to the wood. It comes from two tropical trees of the family rutaceae rue 2 family. The introductory chapters about wood structure, etc, are really good.
We hold many rare species for furniture and guitar making that are essential in special crafts. Shipping currently not available to canada or australia. Usually most common reactions include respiratory, eye and skin irritation, as well as other effects, such as headaches and diarrhea. Satinwood article about satinwood by the free dictionary. List of various diseases cured by ceylon satinwood. In raw form, satinwood wood veneer has a light chalky powder that dissipates after sanding. Although it was sanded and primed now the paintwork is turning yellow. Brazilian satinwood or pau amarello average dried weight. Stunning colour photographs provide an invaluable guide to species identification, and there is reliable data on working properties. Most common reactions include skin irritation, as well as other effects, such as rash, blisters, and diarrhea. Woods most popular book is biochemistry for the medical sciences. It comes from two tropical trees of the family rutaceae rue family. Satinwood ceylon is a beautiful, exotic hardwood that can have deep penetrating curl.
How ceylon satinwood is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Chloroxylon swietenia east indian satinwood or sri lanka satinwood. Among the many figures of satinwood are bees wing, and bees wing cross mottled, two. Eric meier, who ownsruns the wood database web site has now published a really good wood book, called wood. Academic search ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. This book covers a truly wide range of wood species in use throughout the world. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by eric meier 20151010 by the wood database. In the early 1900s, when the subject of english furniture first began to be studied and to be written about, it was divided conveniently into four distinct types. Frequently seen with a mottled or rippled grain pattern, resembling ripples in satin fabric, lending to its. Let me know if youve got something interesting that youd like to donate to the site. Either there have been craftoriented books filled with. As with so many other lustrous yellowcolored woods, movingui is frequently referred to as satinwood.
The woodworkers resource for practical information and research for all things wood. Sri lanka satinwood matches modern satinwood veneer and the satinwood used from the late 19th century to. On a density scale the densest are calamander, ebony, satinwood, then nedun. Many parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine.
The wood database types of wood, wood veneer, wood species. West indian satinwood the wood database lumber identification. Asia, it is often confused with curly pyinma if it has curl on the us market. Satinwood definition of satinwood by the free dictionary. Satinwood is harvested for its hard yellowish brown wood, which has a satiny lustre and is used for fine cabinetwork and farming tools. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine. Library databases research resources lindenwood university. Yet with the exception of its fantastic figure, pyinma has little in common with the wood species that have been traditionally called satinwood, its softer. The genus comprises two species, both desired for their wood as high quality tropical timber and heavily exploited. The rest is history he also has a book out called the art of inlay. A design materials specialist says correlating top global databases identifies ten most threatened wood species, plus two more likely to. Whitish yellow sapwood generally paler than heartwood, but not always clearly demarcated from heartwood. Is best all that makes the wood database unique, distilled into one potent book.
Woodworking network logo red book logo wms logo cabinets and closets expo logo. The wood is also sometimes sold as brazilian satinwood, though it is not to be. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by eric meier 20151010 by isbn. Satin wood synonyms, satin wood pronunciation, satin wood translation, english dictionary definition of satin wood. Browse and purchase with confidence as our friendly antique dealers will be more than happy to help with any questions on listed items. The top drawer is veneered with a central oval panel of figured mahogany outlined with light wood stringing, flanked by inlaid diamond panels of satinwood possibly maple or other indigenous wood with ovals containing inlaid rosebuds. Im working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where im at in the queue. Recent posts special feature ontbytsake special what we do. I had recently checked out some wood identification books at the library, and i. Buy satinwood antique tables and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
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