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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
    • Scale example 1
    • Scale example 2
    • Scale example 3
    • Scale example 4
  • 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
    • 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 P. Hinds

Thanks to P. Hinds for providing these samples

Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
Etimoe (Copaifera Salikounda)
Etimoe (Copaifera Salikounda)
Etimoe (Copaifera Salikounda)
Wenge (Millettia Laurentii)
Birch (Betula spp.)
Birch (Betula spp.)
Poplar, Yellow (Liriodendron Tulipifera)
Maple, Hard ( Acer Saccharum)
Maple, Hard ( Acer Saccharum)
Maple, European (Acer Pseudoplatanus)
Cherry, Sweet (Prunus Avium)
Rosewood, Santos (Machaerium Villosum)
Rosewood, Santos (Machaerium Villosum)
Zebrawood (Microberlinia Brazzavilensis)
Poplar (Populus spp.)
Bocote (Cordia elaeagnoides)
Bocote (Cordia elaeagnoides)
Fir, Douglas (Pseudotsuga Mendziesii)
Beech, European (Fagus Sylvatica)
Beech, European (Fagus Sylvatica)
Iroko (Milicia spp.)
Jatoba (Hymenaea Courbaril)
Walnut, Black (Juglans Nigra)
Teak (Tectona Grandis)
Teak (Tectona Grandis)
Walnut, European (Juglans Regia)
Bubinga (Guibourtia Demeusei)
Bubinga (Guibourtia Demeusei)
Bubinga (Guibourtia Demeusei)
Bubinga (Guibourtia Demeusei)
Elm (Ulmus spp.)
Ovangkol (Guibourtia Ehie)
Koto (Pterygota Macrocarpa)
Ebony, Macassar (Diospyros Celebica)
Limba, Black (Terminalia Superba)
Padouk (Pterocarpus Soyauxii)
Padouk (Pterocarpus Soyauxii)
Aniegre (Aningeria spp.)
Aniegre (Aningeria spp.)
Aniegre (Aningeria spp.)
Aniegre (Aningeria spp.)
Makore (Tieghemella Heckelii, T. Africana)
Makore (Tieghemella Heckelii, T. Africana)
Makore (Tieghemella Heckelii, T. Africana)
Makore (Tieghemella Heckelii, T. Africana)
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus Globulus)
E. Urograndis (Eucalyptus Urograndis)
Yew (Taxus Baccata)
Cerejeira (Amburana Caearensis)
Cerejeira (Amburana Caearensis)
Louro Faia (Panopsis spp.)
Red Gum (Liquidambar Styraciflua)
Cherry, Black (Prunus Serotina)
Cherry, Black (Prunus Serotina)
Cherry, Black (Prunus Serotina)
Cherry, Black (Prunus Serotina)
Cherry, Black (Prunus Serotina)
Mansonia (Mansonia Altissima)
Mahogany, Honduras (Swietenia Macrophylla)
Oak, Red (Quercus Rubra)
Oak, Red (Quercus Rubra)
Ash, American White (Fraxinus Americana)
Ash, American White (Fraxinus Americana)
Ash, American White (Fraxinus Americana)
Ash, American White (Fraxinus Americana)
Ash, American White (Fraxinus Americana)
Rosewood, Kingwood (Dalbergia Caearensis)
Pine, unspecified (Pinus spp.)
Pine, White (Pinus spp.)
Rosewood, Cocobolo (Dalbergia Retusa)
Louro Preto (Cordia Glabrata)
Paldao (Dracontomelon dao)
Paldao (Dracontomelon dao)
Ash, Tamo (Fraxinus mandshurica)
Ash, Tamo (Fraxinus mandshurica)
Lauan (Shorea spp.)
Hickory (Carya spp.)
Oak, White (Quercus Alba)
Oak, White (Quercus Alba)
Oak, White (Quercus Alba)
Cedar, Eastern Red (Juniperus Virginiana)
Imbuia (Phoebe Porosa)
Albezia (Albizia spp.)
Butternut (Juglans Cinerea)
Holly (Ilex spp.)
Jequitiba (Cariniana spp.)
Primavera (Roseodendron Donnell-Smithii)
Primavera (Roseodendron Donnell-Smithii)
Primavera (Roseodendron Donnell-Smithii)
Chechen (Metopium Brownei)
Madrone (Arbutus spp.)
Sen (Kalopanax spp.)
Curupixa (Micropholis spp.)
Tulipwood (Brazilian) (Dalbergia Decipularis)
Tulipwood (Brazilian) (Dalbergia Decipularis)
Beech, North American (Fagus Grandifolia)
Walnut, Claro (Juglans Hindsii, J. Californica)
Sycamore, American (Platanus Occidentalis)
Sycamore, American (Platanus Occidentalis)
Tatajuba (Bagassa Guianensis)
Yellowheart (Euxyloflora Paraensis)
Chen Chen (Antiaris spp.)
Maple, Western Red (Acer Rubrum)
Maple, Western Red (Acer Rubrum)
Billy Webb Wood (Acosmium Panamense)
Izombe (Testulea Gabonensis)
Oak, English Brown (Quercus spp.)
Redbud (Cercis spp.)

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