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PZC Chatometry

A standard system to measure wood chatoyance

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  • What is Chatoyance?
    • Curl
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  • The PZC method
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    • Africa
      • Abura
      • Afrormosia
      • Afzelia
      • Aniegre
      • Avodire
      • Azobe
      • Boire
      • Cola
      • Bubinga
      • Ebiara
      • Ebony, Gaboon
      • Etimoe
      • Framire
      • Guarea
      • Iroko
      • Lati
      • Khaya
      • Kosipo
      • Koto
      • Limba
      • Limba, Black
      • Makore
      • Mansonia
      • Moabi
      • Movingui
      • Niangon
      • Niove
      • Obeche
      • Padouk
      • Ovangkol
      • Okoume
      • Purpleheart
      • Ramin
      • Rosewood, Madagascar
      • Sapele
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      • Tali
      • Tiama
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      • Walnut, African
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    • Asia
      • Acacia (misc)
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      • Paulownia
      • Rosewood, Indian
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      • Sen
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      • Teak
    • Europe
      • Alder
      • Apple
      • Ash, European
      • Ash, Olive
      • Beech, European
      • Black Locust
      • Birch
      • Bog Oak
      • Cedar, European
      • Cherry, Sweet
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      • Hazelnut
      • Hornbeam
      • Lagerstroemia
      • Larch, European
      • London Plane
      • Lime, European
      • Madrone
      • Maple, European
      • Mulberry
      • Oak, Sessile
      • Olive
      • Poplar, Yellow
      • Pine, Maritime
      • Pine, Swiss Stone
      • Pine, unspecified
      • Pear
      • Poplar
      • Spruce, Fiemme (Ciresa tonewood)
      • Walnut, European
      • Yew
    • North America
      • Ash, American White
      • Alder, Red
      • Boxelder
      • Butternut
      • Catalpa
      • Cedar, Eastern Red
      • Cedar, Western Red
      • Cherry, Black
      • Cypress, Bald
      • Cypress, Lawson
      • Dogwood
      • Fir, Douglas
      • Giant Sequoia
      • Hackberry
      • Hemlock
      • Hickory
      • Holly
      • Honey Locust
      • Juniperus misc.
      • Koa
      • Magnolia
      • Maple, Hard
      • Oak, Red
      • Oak, White
      • Osage Orange
      • Osage Orange, Green
      • Red Gum
      • Redwood
      • Sassafras
      • Service Tree
      • Walnut, Black
      • Willow
    • Oceania
      • Agathis
      • Australian Blackwood
      • Cedar, Australian Red
      • Eucalyptus
      • Eucalyptus Regnans
      • Eucalyptus (River Red Gum)
      • Eucalyptus (Tasmanian Oak)
      • Maple, Queensland
      • Oak, Northern Silky
      • Spotted Gum
      • Tasmanian Myrtle
      • Walnut, Queensland
    • South and Central America
      • Angelim
      • Araucaria
      • Bloodwood
      • Bocote
      • Canarywood
      • Carapa
      • Cedar, Spanish
      • Cerejeira
      • Chechen
      • Cumaru
      • Garapa
      • Goncalo Alves
      • Granadillo
      • Imbuia
      • Ipe
      • Jacareuba
      • Jatoba
      • Jequitiba
      • Katalox
      • Louro Faia
      • Louro Preto
      • Mahogany, Cuban
      • Mahogany, Honduras
      • Massaranduba
      • Osage Orange, Argentine
      • Pao Rosa
      • Peroba Rosa
      • Podocarpus
      • Primavera
      • Rosewood, Cocobolo
      • Rosewood, Honduras
      • Rosewood, Kingwood
      • Rosewood, Santos
      • Timbauba
      • Tineo
      • Ziricote
  • Case studies
    • Roasting Curly Maple
    • Epoxy resin
    • Bleaching Sapele
    • Sapwood vs Heartwood
    • Different Materials
    • Sunlight & Weather
      • Sunlight exposure on purpleheart
      • Sunlight & Weather exposure on sweet cherry
      • Sunlight exposure on field maple
      • UV light exposure
    • Finishing
      • Finishing Maple
      • Finishing Curly Maple
      • Finishing Curly Maple – part 2
      • Surface preparation on Curly Maple
      • Incremental grit and finishing on Curly Maple
      • Finishing Okoume
      • Finishing London Plane
      • Finishing Blonde European Walnut
      • Finishing European Ash
      • Finishing European Elm
    • Progressive grit sanding
    • Ultra-fine sanding
    • Raw Veneer vs fine sanded
    • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on London plane
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on Red Oak
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on European Beech
    • Mud Curing on Osage Orange
    • No. 1 – Hawaiian Koa
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Acacia (misc)

Botanical NameAcacia spp.
Common NamesAcacia (misc)
Number of sources10
Number of different logs23
Number of specimens58
Number of measurements177
Max PZC read (of all measurements)30.7
Min PZC read (of all measurements)7.3
Max PZC average on one log26.6
Min PZC average on one log8.7
PZC Average of all logs16.8
Summary table

Visualized Chatoyance examples (one each different log)

Log 1 (from [Source 43]) – PZC = 15.7
Log 2 (A. Saligna from NEHOSOC) – PZC = 16.8
Log 3 (A. Dealbata from NEHOSOC) – PZC = 18.1
Log 4 (A. Nigrescens from [Source 28]) – PZC = 12.1
Log 5 (A. Mangium from [Source 42]) – PZC = 20.5
Log 6 (from [Source 47]) – PZC = 24.6
Log 7 (from [Source 48]) – PZC = 17.5
Log 8 (A. Auriculiformis from [Source 53]) – PZC = 16.3
Log 9 (A. Aneura from [Source 53]) – PZC = 13.5
Log 10 (A. Mangium from [Source 53]) – PZC = 23.1
Log 11 (A. Burkei from [Source 53]) – PZC = 13.0
Log 12 (A. Confusa from [Source 53]) – PZC = 26.9
Log 13 (A. Decurrens from [Source 28]) – PZC = 19.6
Log 14 (A. Crombiei from [Source 53]) – PZC = 7.5
Log 15 (A. Mearnsii from Joey Montagut) – PZC = 17.5
Log 16 (from Joey Montagut) – PZC = 17.0
Log 17 (A. Implexa from [Source 28]) – PZC = 30.4
Log 18 (A. Burkei from [Source 28]) – PZC = 9.4
Log 19 (A. Choriophylla from [Source 28]) – PZC = 14.7
Log 20 (A. Xanthophloea from [Source 28]) – PZC = 12.8
Log 21 (A. Implexa from [Source 58]) – PZC = 19.2
Log 22 (A. Salicina from [Source 58]) – PZC = 19.3
Log 23 (A. Harpophylla from C. McGuire) – PZC = 9.4

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