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PZC Chatometry

A standard system to measure wood chatoyance

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  • What is Chatoyance?
    • Curl
    • Ribbon Stripe
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    • Flecks
    • Growth Rings
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  • The PZC method
    • Scale example 1
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  • 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
      • Alder
      • Apple
      • Ash, European
      • Ash, Olive
      • Beech, European
      • Birch
      • Birch, Karelian Burl
      • Black Locust
      • Bog Oak
      • Cedar, European
      • Cherry, Sweet
      • Chestnut, Horse
      • Chestnut, Sweet
      • Cypress, Mediterranean
      • Elm
      • Fir, European Silver
      • Hawthorn
      • Hazelnut
      • Hornbeam
      • Laburnum
      • Lagerstroemia
      • Larch, European
      • London Plane
      • Lime, European
      • Madrone
      • Maple, European
      • Mulberry
      • Oak, Sessile
      • Olive
      • Olive, Russian
      • Poplar, Yellow
      • Pine, Maritime
      • Pine, Swiss Stone
      • Pine, unspecified
      • Pear
      • Poplar
      • Spruce, Fiemme (Ciresa tonewood)
      • Sumac
      • Walnut, European
      • Yew
    • North America
      • Ash, American White
      • Alder, Red
      • Beech, North American
      • Beech, North American
      • Boxelder
      • Butternut
      • Catalpa
      • Cedar, Eastern Red
      • Cedar, Western Red
      • Cherry, Black
      • Cypress, Bald
      • Cypress, Lawson
      • Desert Ironwood
      • Desert Ironwood
      • Dogwood
      • Fir, Douglas
      • Giant Sequoia
      • Hackberry
      • Hemlock
      • Hickory
      • Holly
      • Honey Locust
      • Juniperus misc.
      • Koa
      • Magnolia
      • Maple, Bigleaf
      • Maple, Bigleaf
      • Maple, Hard
      • Mesquite
      • Mesquite
      • Oak, Red
      • Oak, White
      • Osage Orange
      • Osage Orange, Green
      • Red Gum
      • Pecan
      • Pecan
      • Redwood
      • Sassafras
      • Service Tree
      • Sycamore, American
      • Sycamore, American
      • Walnut, Black
      • Walnut, Claro
      • Walnut, Claro
      • Willow
    • Oceania
      • Agathis
      • Ash, Crow’s
      • Australian Blackwood
      • Black Bean
      • Cedar, Australian Red
      • Eucalyptus, unspecified
      • Ash, Mountain
      • Gum, River Red
      • Oak, Tasmanian
      • Jarrah
      • Maple, Queensland
      • Oak, Northern Silky
      • Oak, Southern Silky
      • Pine, Huon
      • She-Oak, River
      • Spotted Gum
      • Tasmanian Myrtle
      • Walnut, Queensland
    • 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
  • 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
      • Sunlight exposure on Tasmanian Blackwood
      • 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
      • Finishing Etimoe
      • Finishing Sweet Cherry
      • Finishing Ovangkol
      • Finishing European Oak
      • Finishing Birch
      • Finishing Teak
      • Finishing Iroko
      • Finishing Sapele
      • Finishing Sumac
      • Finishing Redbud
      • Finishing Kotibe
      • Finishing Indian Rosewood
      • Finishing Hackberry
      • Finishing Paldao
      • Finishing Bocote
      • Finishing Merbau
      • Finishing Snakewood
      • Finishing Purpleheart
      • Finishing Padouk
      • Finishing Mulberry
      • Finishing Niangon
      • Finishing Tasmanian Blackwood
    • Progressive grit sanding
    • Ultra-fine sanding
    • Supersurfacing
    • Raw Veneer vs fine sanded
    • Cleaning Black Walnut
    • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on London plane
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on Red Oak
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on European Beech
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on Louro Faia
      • Quartersawn vs Flatsawn on White Mulberry
    • Runout Angle
    • Mud Curing on Osage Orange
    • No. 1 – Hawaiian Koa
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      • Australian species
    • Wood samples
    • Fresh-cut wood
    • From firewood to PZC results
    • Hunting for Tasmanian Blackwood
    • Included branches and Crotches
    • Chatoyance distribution within a tree
    • Tasmanian Blackwood – heartwood and sapwood
    • Stabilization
    • Microscope pictures
    • Out of the tablesaw
    • Chatoyance vs Fluorescence
    • Patch of Black Cherry trees
    • Spalting
    • Bark
    • Thuya Burl
    • Dying Curly Maple
    • Ammonia fuming
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Samples from Joey Montagut

Thanks to Joey Montagut for providing these samples

Cherry, Sweet (Prunus Avium)
Limba, Black (Terminalia Superba)
K. Senegalensis (Khaya Senegalensis)
A. Mearnsii (Acacia Mearnsii)
Acacia (misc) (Acacia spp.)
A. Julibrissin (Albizia Julibrissin)
A. Ferruginea (Albizia Ferruginea)
L. Alata (Lophira Alata)
M. Ciliata (Mitragyna Ciliata)
Moabi (Bailonella Toxisperma)
Mango (Mangifera Indica)
H. Flavum (Hymenolobium Flavum)
Ebiara (Berlinia spp.)
Tiama (Entandophragma Angolense)
Framire (Terminalia Ivorensis)
C. Procera (Carapa Procera)
C. Guianensis (Carapa Guianensis)
Australian Blackwood (Acacia Melanoxylon)
Coconut (Cocus Nucifera)
Cypress, Lawson (Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana)
C. Pachycarpa (Cola Pachycarpa)
C. Nitida (Cola Nitida)
C. Lateritia (Cola Lateritia)
C. Lepidota (Cola Lepidota)
Paulownia (Paulownia Tomentosa)
Keruing (Dipterocarpus spp.)
Timbauba (Enterolobium Schomburgkii)
D. Macrocarpum (Detarium Macrocarpum)
Bloodwood (Brosimum Rubescens / B. Paraense)
Pine, Maritime (Pinus Pinaster)
Freijo (Cordia Goeldiana)
B. Laurentii (Brachystegia Laurentii)
Bomanga (Brachystegia spp.)
A. Boonei (Alstonia Boonei)
Mukulungu (Autranella Congolensis)
Onzabili (Antrocaryon Klaineanum)
Mango, Wild (Irvingia spp)
Dialium (Dialium Pachyphillum)
Okan (Cylicodiscus Gabunensis)
Aiele (Canarium Schweifurtii)
Eyek (Pachyelasma Tessmannii)
Ekong (Tricoscypha Eugong)
Coffeetree (Gymnocladus Dioicus)
Cocaine Bush (Erithroxylum spp,)
S. Japonica (Sophora Japonica)
Plum, European (Prunus Domestica)
Gingko Biloba (Gingko Biloba)
Oak, evergreen (Quercus Ilex)
Leptactina (Leptactina arborescens)
Aituwu (Dendrobangia sp.)
Blighia (Blighia welwitschii)
African Oil Bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla)
Tree Dracaena (Dracaena arborea)
Laurel, Bay (Laurus nobilis)
Mvana (Hylodendron gabunense)
Mahogany, Natal (Trichilia emetica)
Ntom (Duguetia staudtii)
Pheasant-berry (Margaritaria discoidea)
Pear, White (Apodytes dimidiata)
Aningre blanc (Chrysophyllum gigantea)
Ochol (Pseudospondias microcarpa)
Bee-Bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii)
Guava, Common (Psidium guajava)
Angelique (Dicorynia guianensis)
Palm, Windmill (Trachycarpus fortunei)
Apple, Malay (Syzygium malaccense)
African Yellow Wood (Annickia affinis)
African Corkwood (Musanga cecropioides)
Ebin (Croton oligandrus)
Lecaniodiscus (Lecaniodiscus cupanioides)
Panda (Panda oleosa)
Mbuta (Trichoscypha oddonii)
Bacuri (Platonia insignis)
Oak, Stone (Lithocarpus sp.)
Avocado (Persea americana)
Monkey Fruit (Myrianthus arboreus)
Capparis (Capparis arborea)
Prekese (Tetrapleura tetraptera)
Owe (Hexalobus crispiflorus)
Boleko Nut (Ongokea gore)
Safou (Pachylobus edulis)
Aleurites (Aleurites spp.)
Junglesop (Anonidium mannii)
African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata)
Maesobotrya barteri (Maesobotrya barteri)
Coast Silk-Tassel (Garrya elliptica)
Arbre a fourmis (Barteria fistulosa)
Andoung (Aphanocalyx heitzii)
Sausage tree (Kigelia africana)
Miamingomo (Caloncoba mannii)
Picconia (Picconia excelsa)
Aoranthe (Aoranthe cladantha)
Macaranga (Macaranga spinosa)
Wingnut (Pterocarya sp.)
Osanga (Pteleopsis hylodendron)
Drypetes (Drypetes gossweileri)
Tetrorchidium (Tetrorchidium didymostemom)
Popcorn Tree (Senna spectabilis)
Desplatsia (Desplatsia subericarpa)
Fiddlewood (Citharexylum montevidense)
Akuamma (Picralima nitida)
Plum, Sugar (Uapaca guineensis)
Vitex (Vitex grandifolia)
Jacaranda (Jacaranda copaia)
Alep (Desbordesia glaucescens)
Ulmo (Eucryphia cordifolia)
Gonfolo rose (Qualea rosea)
Adams Apple Flower (Tabernaemontana crassa)
Simarouba (Simarouba amara)
Heisteria (Heisteria parvifolia)
Boxwood, Maracaibo (Casearia praecox)
Sobu (Cleistopholis glauca)
Morinda (Morinda lucida)
Apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca)
Milo (Thespesia populnea)
Boarwood (Symphonia globulifera)
Black Chacate (Guibourtia conjugata)
Boco (Bocoa prouacensis)
Coula (Coula edulis)
Barauna (Schinopsis brasiliensis)
Ebony, Brazilian (Swartzia panacoco)
Afina (Strombosia grandifolia)
Oboto (Mammea africana)
Licaria (Licaria cayanense)
Sicklebush (Dichrostachys cinerea)
Bitterbark (Sacoglottis gabonensis)
Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
Quina (Myroxylon peruiferum)
Amvout (Trichoscypha acuminata)
Brachyrachys (Swartzia brachyrachys)
Pepper, Ethiopian (Xylopia Aethiopica)
X. Staudtii (Xylopia Staudtii)
X. Hypolampra (Xylopia Hypolampra)
Nile Tulip (Markhamia Lutea)
M. Tomentosa (Markhamia Tomentosa)
Funtumia (Funtumia Africana)
F. Elastica (Funtumia Elastica)
Bridelia (Bridelia Ferruginea)
Ice Cream Bean (Inga Edulis)
Inga, misc. (Inga spp.)
Slangenhout (Loxopterygium Sagotii)
Chestnut, Tropical (Sterculia Tragantha)

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