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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 R. Melis

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

Eucalyptus (River Red Gum) (Eucalyptus Camaldulensis)

A. Unedo (Arbutus Unedo)

Briar (Erica Arborea)

Oak, evergreen (Quercus Ilex)

Lentisk (Pistacia Lentiscus)

Broom (Spartium / Calicotome / Cytisus / Genista)

Broom (Spartium / Calicotome / Cytisus / Genista)

Olive, Wild (Olea Oleaster)

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