Common Names
Bulletwood Mazaranduba Bolletrie
Scientific Name:
Manilkara bidentate Family Sapotaceae Uses Outdoors Heavy construction (within its natural range), decking, flooring, boatbuilding, bent parts, and turned objects.
For example:
Passenger decks
Walking platforms
Bridge decks and boards jetties
Planking for lock gates (dead wood)
Construction and fences
Sheet piles and facings
horizontal rails
strut poles
sawn poles
round poles
Tree description
Tree Size 100-150 ft (30-46 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight 67 lbs/ft3 (1,080 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .85, 1.08
Janka Hardness: 3,130 lbf (13,920 N)
Modulus of Rupture 27,870 lbf/in2 (192.2 MPa)
Elastic Modulus 3,344,000 lbf/in2 (23.06 GPa)
Crushing Strength 12,930 lbf/in2 (89.2 MPa)
Shrinkage Radial: 6.7%, Tangential: 9.4%,
Volumetric 16.8%, T/R Ratio: 1.4
Available in sawn wood in the measurements (inches)
1’’ x 3’’
1” x 4”
1” x 6”
All your required dimensions are welcome and can be negotiated