Other Common Names Saino, Sapino
Kopi
Goupie
Cupiuba
Scientific name Goupia glabra
Family Goupiaceae (Celastraceae)
Uses
Indoors as well as outdoors
Heavy construction, industrial flooring and furniture components. A highly favored general purpose timber in the Guianas.
General Characteristics: Heartwood light reddish brown, darkening superficially upon exposure; distinct but not sharply demarcated from thick brownish or pinkish sapwood Luster medium to rather high; texture medium to coarse; grain straight to interlocked.
Tree description
Tree size: diameter 60 cm -100 cm
Weight: Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume)
0.72; air-dry density 54 pcf.
Mechanical Properties: (First two sets of data based on 2-in. standard; third set the 2-cm standard.)
Moisture content Bending strength Modulus of elasticity Maximum crushing strength
(%) (Psi) (1,000 Psi) (Psi)
green (73) 11,480 1,810 6,170
12% 15,300 2,150 8,350
12% (24) 16,600 2,370 10,850
green (48) 14,000 1,980 7,350
15% 17,600 --- 9,750
Janka side hardness about 1,400 lb for green material and 1,840 lb at 12% moisture content. Forest Products Laboratory toughness average for green and dry material is 132 in.-lb (5/8-in. specimen). Drying and Shrinkage: Moderately difficult to air-season, dries at a moderate rate with only slight warping and checking. Kiln schedule T7-B3 is suggested for 4/4 stock. Shrinkage from green to ovendry: radial 4.5%; tangential 8.0%; volumetric 12.6%.
Available in sawn wood in the measurements (inches)
1’’ x 3’’ 1” x 4” 1” x 6” 1” x 8” 1” x 10”
2’’ x 3’’ 2” x 4” 2” x 6” 2” x 8” 2 x 10”
All your required dimensions are welcome and can be negotiated