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PZC Chatometry

A standard system to measure wood chatoyance

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What is Chatoyance?
- Curl
- Ribbon Stripe
- Other Figures
- Flecks
- Growth Rings
- Knots
The PZC method
Woods
- Summary Table
- Africa
  - Abura
  - Afrormosia
  - Agba
  - Agba
  - Afzelia
  - Aniegre
  - Avodire
  - Azobe
  - Bilinga
  - Bilinga
  - Bomanga
  - Boire
  - Bubinga
  - Cola
  - Ebiara
  - Ebony, Gaboon
  - Etimoe
  - Faro
  - Faro
  - Framire
  - Guarea
  - Iroko
  - Lati
  - Khaya
  - Kosipo
  - Kotibe
  - Kotibe
  - Koto
  - Limba
  - Limba, Black
  - Makore
  - Mansonia
  - Moabi
  - Movingui
  - Niangon
  - Niove
  - Obeche
  - Ocotea
  - Ocotea
  - Ovangkol
  - Okoume
  - Padouk
  - Purpleheart
  - Ramin
  - Rosewood, African Blackwood
  - Rosewood, African Blackwood
  - Rosewood, Madagascar
  - Sapele
  - Sipo
  - Tali
  - Tiama
  - Wenge
  - Walnut, African
  - Zebrawood
- Asia
  - Acacia, unspecified
  - Ailanthus
  - Albizia, unspecified
  - Alstonia
  - Artocarpus
  - Ash, Tamo
  - Bintangor
  - Bamboo
  - Camphor
  - Coconut
  - Ebony, Black and White
  - Ebony, Macassar
  - Fig, misc.
  - Kapur
  - Keruing
  - Mango
  - Meranti
  - Merbau
  - Mersawa
  - Narra
  - Paulownia
  - Rosewood, Indian
  - Satinwood
  - Sen
  - Sucupira
  - Teak
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South and Central America
  - Angelim
  - Araucaria
  - Aspidosperma
  - Bloodwood
  - Bocote
  - Canarywood
  - Carapa
  - Cedar, Spanish
  - Cerejeira
  - Chechen
  - Cumaru
  - Curupixa
  - Freijo
  - Garapa
  - Goncalo Alves
  - Goupie
  - Granadillo
  - Guanacaste
  - Guatambu
  - Imbuia
  - Ipe
  - Jacareuba
  - Jatoba
  - Jequitiba
  - Katalox
  - Leopardwood
  - Lignum Vitae
  - Louro Faia
  - Louro Preto
  - Mahogany, Cuban
  - Mahogany, Honduras
  - Massaranduba
  - Nothofagus
  - Osage Orange, Argentine
  - Pao Rosa
  - Peroba Rosa
  - Piquiarana
  - Podocarpus
  - Primavera
  - Rosewood, Brazilian
  - Rosewood, Cocobolo
  - Rosewood, Honduras
  - Rosewood, Kingwood
  - Rosewood, Santos
  - Tatajuba
  - Timbauba
  - Tineo
  - Tulipwood (Brazilian)
  - Ziricote
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Samples from F. Meloni

Thanks to F. Meloni for providing these samples. They were analyzed and added to community-shared knowledge about wood chatoyance 🙂

A. Unedo (Arbutus Unedo)

Juniperus misc. (Juniperus spp.)

Juniperus misc. (Juniperus spp.)

Phyllirea (Phyllirea spp.)

Myrtle, true (Myrtus communis)

Oak, evergreen (Quercus Ilex)

Oak, cork (Quercus Suber)

Lentisk (Pistacia Lentiscus)

Pear, European Wild (Pyrus Pyraster)

Olive, Wild (Olea Oleaster)

Wattle, Orange (Acacia Saligna)

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