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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Inuumarue on March 28, 2011, 05:21:09 pm

Title: Pucte
Post by: Inuumarue on March 28, 2011, 05:21:09 pm

Anyone here ever heard of it, or used it?  One of the mills near me carries the stuff.  They list it as dense and heavier than water.  Figured it might be a nice alternative to ipe, however I've yet to find any information on how it glues, or if it will at all.

Adam

Title: Re: Pucte
Post by: bubby on March 28, 2011, 06:04:39 pm

here's some specs, I'd treat it just like epe for glueup, Bub Name :  Pucte - Bullet wood
Scientific name :  Bucidas buceras

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           Item                           Green             Dry         English
           
Bending StrenGHT                 12451            14566          psi
Density                                                         57         lbs/ft3
Hardness                                                    2940          lbs
Stiffness                                2108              2494      1000 psi
Specific Gravity                      0.85       
Weight                                   56                  44          lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage                      4                                   %
Tangential Shrinkage                7                                   %
Volumetri Shrinkage                12                                  %
Bending Strength                   875               1024        kg/cm2
Density                                                       913         kg/m3
Hardness                                                   1333           kg
Stiffness                                148                175     1000 kg/cm2
Specific Gravity                     0.85       
Weight                                  897                 705        kg/m3
Radial Shrinkage                     4                                    %
Tangential Shrinkage               7                                    %

Title: Re: Pucte
Post by: Inuumarue on March 29, 2011, 10:53:58 am

Yeah thats about all I've found as well, found another site that lists some of its working properties, but gluing was left off the list. I was more looking to see if it was glue-able or if it needed treating first, like oil removal ect.

Adam

Title: Re: Pucte
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 29, 2011, 11:45:16 am

The Woods of the World disk I have has the trade name down as Jucaro and says it is very hard, harder even than Brazilian Rosewood.  It has a SG green of .93 so that would put it over 1.0 dry.  Besides that it doesn't have much information and none on its gluing properties.  If I had access to it I would try it, with a Bamboo backing.

Title: Re: Pucte
Post by: mullet on March 29, 2011, 12:37:23 pm

 The, "Wood Explorer", google it, has some interesting information on it. If vaneering is the same as glueing it says that it is good. It also says it doesen't have the natural oil as cocobola and other wood that is used for ship bearings and steam bends easily. I also didn't know it is widespread in South Florida and goes by the name here as Black Olive.