Mora - (Mora excelsa) - also known as Nora, Dakama, Pracuuba. The heartwood varies from chocolate-brown to reddish brown. Sapwood has yellowish to pale brown color. The grain is straight to commonly interlocked, very variable and often has attractive bird’s-eye, wavy, or sometimes ribbon-grain figures. The luster is high and the texture varies from medium to coarse.
Mora is a very heavy and very hard wood. It has outstanding strength properties, and is particularly resistant to wear. Weight: In the green condition the timber weighs 77 pounds per cubic foot, and 55-68 pounds per cubic foot when air-dry. Specific Gravity: Air-dry wood averages about 1.00 based on air-dry volume and weight, and averages .78 based on green volume and oven-dry weight.
Mora heartwood is a durable timber. Mora is susceptible to damage by marine borers, but very resistant to dry-wood termites and other insects. Mora is also remarkably fire resistant.
Mora is difficult to season. Drying must be slow and carried out in a careful manner because of risk of distortion and checking.
Mora is difficult to saw, because of its density and interlocked grain. With the same qualification it can be planed, easily turned, and splits with great difficulty. It's difficult to nail, but holds nails and rail spikes well. Preboring is necessary.
Mora will finish smoothly. It will also stain and polish satisfactorily.
Mora has many uses being hard, tough, heavy, and strong Mora timber has many uses. Best suited for heavy construction work, jetties, bridge timber, house framing, bridge decking, heavy-duty industrial flooring, and planking. It is also particularly suitable for railroad cross-ties.
Mora is a very heavy and very hard wood. It has outstanding strength properties, and is particularly resistant to wear. Weight: In the green condition the timber weighs 77 pounds per cubic foot, and 55-68 pounds per cubic foot when air-dry. Specific Gravity: Air-dry wood averages about 1.00 based on air-dry volume and weight, and averages .78 based on green volume and oven-dry weight.
Mora heartwood is a durable timber. Mora is susceptible to damage by marine borers, but very resistant to dry-wood termites and other insects. Mora is also remarkably fire resistant.
Mora is difficult to season. Drying must be slow and carried out in a careful manner because of risk of distortion and checking.
Mora is difficult to saw, because of its density and interlocked grain. With the same qualification it can be planed, easily turned, and splits with great difficulty. It's difficult to nail, but holds nails and rail spikes well. Preboring is necessary.
Mora will finish smoothly. It will also stain and polish satisfactorily.
Mora has many uses being hard, tough, heavy, and strong Mora timber has many uses. Best suited for heavy construction work, jetties, bridge timber, house framing, bridge decking, heavy-duty industrial flooring, and planking. It is also particularly suitable for railroad cross-ties.