Ipe, Tabebuia
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Ipe
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Close-up Images
The images seen here were photographed at different
distances
to help understand the quality and beauty of Ipe
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Ipe
Decking seen from 3ft away
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Ipe
decking seen from 8 inches away
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Ipe
tile seen from 6 inches away
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Ipe
tiles seen from 18 inches away
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Ipe Decking
Profiles
The profiles seen below are standard profiles
available from FineHouse.
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Ipe Tiles for Decks & Patios
Description, dimension drawings, illustrations and images.
Ipe tiles are square units with a low-profile anti-slip surface. The units are manufactured with premium FEQ grade Ipe and assembled with Stainless Steel fasteners. The tiles may be installed with keyed setting pods or attached to an engineered deck or sleepers.
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Technical Specifications & Characteristics of Ipe
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Ipe Lapacho
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for
FEQ (Clear) Ipe at 12% moisture content
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Other Common Names: Amapa (Mexico), Cortez (Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica), Guayacan (Panama), Guayacan polvillo
(Colombia), Flor Amarillo (Venezuela), Greenhart (Surinam),
Madera negra (Ecuador), Tahuari (Peru), Ipe (Brazil), Lapacho
negro (Paraguay, Argentina), Brazilian Walnut (US).
Distribution:
Throughout continental tropical America and some of the Lesser
Antilles. The tree grows on a variety of sites, from ridge tops
to riverbanks and marsh forests.
The
Tree: May grow to 140 to 150 ft in height with trunk diameters
of 6 ft. Frequently to heights of 100 ft and diameters of 2
to 3 ft.
General Characteristics: Heartwood olive brown to dark brown, sometimes with lighter or darker striping. Texture fine to medium; luster low to medium; grain straight to irregular. Odor when milled is sweet, vanilla. Drying and Shrinkage: Generally reported to air-dry rapidly with only slight checking and warping. Kiln schedule T3-C1 is suggested for 4/4 stock. Shrinkage green to ovendry: radial 6.6%; tangential 8.0%; volumetric 13.2%. Movement after manufacture is rated as small. Working
Properties: Moderately difficult to work especially with hand
tools; has a blunting effect on cutting edges, finishes smoothly
except where grain is very roey The fine yellow dust produced
in most operations may cause dermatitis in some workers.
Durability:
Is very resistant to attack by decay fungi and termites; Has
good resistance in harsh environments.
Fire
Rating: Rated class A by the NFPA ; Class 1 by the UBC
Preservation:
The wood is resistant to preservation treatments.
Additional
Reading:
Food and Agriculture Organization. 1970. Estudio de preinversion
para el desarrollo forestal de la Guyana Venezolana. lnforme
final. Tomo III. Las madera del area del proyecto. FAO Report
FAO/SF: 82 VEN 5. Rome.
Llach, C. L. 1971. Properties and uses of 113 timber-yielding
species of Panama. Part 3. Physical and mechanical properties
of 113 tree species. FO-UNDP/PAN/6. FAO, Rome.
Longwood, F. R. 1962. Present and potential commercial timbers
of the Caribbean. Agriculture Handbook No. 207. U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
Wangaard, F. F., A. Koehler, and A. F. Muschler. 1954. Properties
and uses of tropical woods, IV. Tropical Woods No. 99:1-187.
Excerpts
from:
Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA
Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
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Note: For more detailed engineering specifications or technical information regarding these materials, please contact a FineHouse product specialist - By email trellis@finehouse.net or by phone at (540) 436-8080