Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

Furniture Manufacture and
Miscellaneous Products
Furniture, musical instruments, pencils, boxes and
crates, and crafts.
Anon. 1985. Problems in the use of tropical timbers
for moulding manufacture (Probleme des Einsatzes von
Tropenholz fur die Leistenfertigung). Holz-Zentralblatt.
111(52/53):759-760.
Describes the wood requirements necessary for the manu-
facture of mouldings, and presents a number of woods from
Latin America, North America, SE Asia, Africa, Oceana,
and Europe that are suitable for mouldings.
Becerra-M., J. 1977. Probable uses of the wood of two
oaks from the state of Durango (Usos probables de la
madera de dos encinos de estado de Durango). Mexico,
D.F., Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Fore-
stales. Ciencial Forestal. 5(2):3-13.
Bueno-Z., J. 1975. A study of 161 Peruvian woods for
pencil manufacture (Estudio de 161 maderas Peruanas para
fabricacion de lapices). Lima, Peru: Univaersidad Nacional
Agraria, La Molina. Revista Forestal del Peru. 6(1/2):3-11.
Describes wood from 161 native Peruvian trees by com-
mon and scientific names for potenial use in pencil making.
Three species and species groups were shown to be suitable
for pencil-making: Ceiba sp. (Chahuano), Cedrela odor-
ata, and Virola sp. (Cumala de Altura). Six more species
are suitable if waxed for pencil production, including: Cho-
risia integrifolia, Guazuma ulmifolia, Nectandra sp. (Mo-
era negra), Spondias mombin, Sterculia sp. (Punga), and
Trichilia sp. (Cedro mullaca).
Clark, H.S. 1931. Use of Amaranth for interior trim and
flooring. Tropical Woods. 25:1-3.
Describes the utilization of Peltogyne pubescens from
British Guiana.
Coetzee, S.E. 1984. Pau marfim–a furniture timber from
South America. South African Forestry Journal. 131:72-74.
Presents the distribution, properties, and uses of (Balfouro-
dendron riedelianum).
Compean-G., F.J.; Perez-M., F. J.; Avila-S., J.A.;
Murguia-G., D.A. 1984. Assessment of the wood-and-
wire box industry of the State of Durango (Diagnostico
de la industria de caja alambrada de estado de Durango).
Durango, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones
Forestales. Boletin Divulgativo. 66:90.
Describes a major industry in the state of Durango,
Mexico.
De Medinacelli, A. and others. 1975. Materials that
can be used in the manufacturing of crates for perishable
agricultural products (fruits and vegetables), and specific
designs for each of them (Materiales susceptibles de ser usa-
dos en la construccion de embalatas para productos agrico-
las perecederos (frutas y hortalizas) y diseno especifico para
cada uno de ellos). Barquisimeto, Venezuela: FUDECO.
238 p.
100
Covers all types of crates for produce, but emphasizes
wood. Sixty-four species are mentioned as being suitable
for use, though at that time only six species were widely
used for crates.
Enriquez-Q., M. 1980. The wire-bound timber pack-
ing crate industry in the State of Durango (La industria
de cajas de madera alambradas del Estado de Durango).
Mexico, D.F., Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones
Forestales, Ciencia Forestal. 5(23):37-50.
Describes production, production costs, merchandise
turnover, type of equipment used, and number of employees
for nine box factories in Durango state, Mexico.
Fritz, E. 1926. “Amapa” for interior trim and flooring.
Tropical Woods. 8:8-9.
Describes the use of Tecoma pentaphylla for interior use.
This wood is described as having a pleasing appearance and
being easy to work with.
Guridi-G., L.I. 1980. Woods used by craftsmen in the
state of Michoacan [Mexico] (La Madera en las artesanias
del estuado de Michoacan). Boletin Divulgativo. 50: 129 p.
Seventy-three craftsmen were interviewed regarding the
woods they utilize in their trade. From this, 40 species
were identified as being commonly utilized in the manufac-
ture of crafts. The aesthetic characteristics of these woods
are described; photographs of some of the wood samples
and crafts are included.
Herrera-B., A. 1981. Progress in the determination of
the machining characteristics of five oak species growing
in Mexico (Avance en la determinacion de las caracteristi-
cas de maquinado de cinco especies de encino que vegetan
en Mexico). Mexico, D.F., Mexico: Instituto Nacional de
Investigaciones Forestales, Ciencia Forestal. 34(6):45-63.
Describes machining properties (planing, sanding, drilling,
moulding, and turning) of the wood of Quercus candicans,
Q. Castanea, Q. resinosa, Q. obtusata, and Q. sideroxyla.
For all five species, machining properties were generally
good, except for turning quality. Sanding was poor for Q.
candicans. Best results in planing were with a knife an-
gle of 20 degrees and a feed velocity producing 19.7 knife
marks per centimeter.
Longwood, F.R. 1961. Puerto Rican woods: their ma-
chining, seasoning, and related characteristics. Agric.
Handb. 205. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agri-
culture. 98 p.
Longwood, F.R. 1962. Present and potential commercial
timbers of the Caribbean-with special reference to the
West Indies, the Guianas, and British Honduras. Agric.
Handb. 207. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
167 p.
Moure, D. 1978. Use of hard and semihard woods in con-
struction of houses and furniture (Uso de maderas duras
y semiduras en la construccion de vivendas y mobilario).
Serie Tecnologia. Argentina: Direccion de Bosques. 1:1-15.
Describes the physical and mechanical properties and uses
for furniture-making and other wood products from two
woods characteristic of Cliaqueno Seco National Park,