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PZC Chatometry

A standard system to measure wood chatoyance

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  • What is Chatoyance?
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    • Africa
      • Abura
      • Afrormosia
      • Agba
      • Agba
      • Afzelia
      • Aniegre
      • Avodire
      • Azobe
      • Bilinga
      • Bilinga
      • Bomanga
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      • Obeche
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      • Acacia (misc)
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      • Ash, Tamo
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      • Alder
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      • Beech, European
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      • Birch, Karelian Burl
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      • Cedar, European
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      • Elm
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      • Pine, Swiss Stone
      • Pine, unspecified
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      • Poplar
      • Spruce, Fiemme (Ciresa tonewood)
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      • Yew
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      • Ash, American White
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      • Beech, North American
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      • Butternut
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      • Cypress, Bald
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      • Desert Ironwood
      • Desert Ironwood
      • Dogwood
      • Fir, Douglas
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      • Hickory
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      • Juniperus misc.
      • Koa
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      • Maple, Bigleaf
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      • Mesquite
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      • 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
      • Eucalyptus Regnans
      • Eucalyptus (River Red Gum)
      • Eucalyptus (Tasmanian Oak)
      • 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
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      • 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
      • Ziricote
  • Case studies
    • Roasting Curly Maple
    • Epoxy resin
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    • Sapwood vs Heartwood
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    • Sunlight & Weather
      • Sunlight exposure on purpleheart
      • Sunlight & Weather exposure on sweet cherry
      • Sunlight exposure on field maple
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    • 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
    • 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
    • Runout Angle
    • Mud Curing on Osage Orange
    • No. 1 – Hawaiian Koa
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Other Figures

Many other figures often appear in wood, and they are evident indeed when the wood has some chatoyance.
Below some examples:

Ipe (from [Source 37])- PZC = 11.0
Iroko (from [Source 15])- PZC = 26.6
Purpleheart (from Seralvo)- PZC = 13.3
Bubinga (from [Source 20])- PZC = 23.2
Ovangkol (from Seralvo)- PZC = 19.4
Zebrawood (from [Source 24])- PZC = 21.4
Aniegre (from Evolution Panels and Doors)- PZC = 13.9
Makore (from [Source 27])- PZC = 17.7
Makore (from [Source 28])- PZC = 23.7
Eucalyptus (from [Source 28])- PZC = 9.2
Eucalyptus (from [Source 24])- PZC = 11.7
Koa (from Koa Wood Ranch)- PZC = 18.1
Sapele (from P. Hinds)- PZC = 21.3
Osage Orange, Green (from Paul Veerkamp)- PZC = 19.1
Sapele (from [Source 28])- PZC = 23.1
Sapele (from [Source 27])- PZC = 20.9
Ash, Olive (from Segheria Proverbio)- PZC = 13.9
Birch, Hairy (from [Source 27])- PZC = 19.3
Birch, Yellow (from [Source 27])- PZC = 17.0
Maple, Hard (from [Source 27])- PZC = 18.4
Walnut, European (from M. Zanichelli)- PZC = 21.4
Ash, Tamo (from [Source 35])- PZC = 23.3
Imbuia (from [Source 4])- PZC = 17.4
Acacia (misc) (from [Source 43])- PZC = 20.2
Avodire (from [Source 27])- PZC = 14.8
Sipo (from NEHOSOC)- PZC = 24.4
Acacia (misc) (from [Source 48])- PZC = 10.2
Sapele (from [Source 27])- PZC = 20.0
Acacia (misc) (from [Source 47])- PZC = 20.9
A. Odoratissima (from [Source 53])- PZC = 19.2
E. Viminalis (from NEHOSOC)- PZC = 9.9
E. Saligna (from [Source 53])- PZC = 14.5
C. Inophyllum (from [Source 53])- PZC = 17.7
B. Bracteosa (from [Source 27])- PZC = 18.1
Mango (from [Source 53])- PZC = 18.5
Mango (from Joey Montagut)- PZC = 15.8
C. Guianensis (from [Source 28])- PZC = 20.0
Maple, Queensland (from [Source 28])- PZC = 27.2
Walnut, Queensland (from Australian Premier Veneer)- PZC = 22.1
Eucalyptus (Tasmanian Oak) (from Australian Premier Veneer)- PZC = 14.0
Chechen (from P. Hinds)- PZC = 21.2
D. Macrocarpum (from Joey Montagut)- PZC = 24.6
Maple, Queensland (from C. McGuire)- PZC = 27.4
Laburnum (from P. Aloe)- PZC = 19.8
Pine, Huon (from Australian Premier Veneer)- PZC = 8.3
Desert Ironwood (from [Source 67])- PZC = 16.2
Okoume (from Duemme Tranciati)- PZC = 15.8

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