Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Colour parameters of native tropical woods finished with Woca oils
Tropical wood | Colour parameter | Woca oils for finishing of woods | Native samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transparent | Teak | Bangkirai | |||
Kusia | L* | 48.0 (0.4) | 47.7 (0.6) | 37.9 (0.2) | 57.9 (1.2) |
a* | 21.3 (0.3) | 20.2 (1.3) | 21.6 (0.4) | 15.6 (0.5) | |
b* | 32.2 (0.3) | 30.9 (0.9) | 24.1 (0.4) | 28.1 (0.3) | |
Bangkirai | L* | 49.2 (1.5) | 42.4 (0.9) | 44.7 (0.7) | 59.2 (1.2) |
a* | 16.3 (0.6) | 14.2 (0.4) | 18.2 (0.2) | 8.5 (0.8) | |
b* | 23.6 (1.0) | 22.3 (0.6) | 22.2 (0.5) | 19.1 (0.9) | |
Massaranduba | L* | 35.6 (1.0) | 35.1 (0.3) | 34.8 (0.6) | 49.0 (0.9) |
a* | 21.1 (1.5) | 24.5 (0.5) | 21.2 (0.7) | 18.6 (0.5) | |
b* | 12.0 (1.0) | 13.5 (0.5) | 12.1 (0.3) | 12.2 (0.7) | |
Jatobá | L* | 44.0 (1.2) | 40.4 (1.4) | 40.3 (0.3) | 57.6 (0.5) |
a* | 16.2 (0.7) | 16.1 (0.4) | 19.2 (0.9) | 15.2 (0.1) | |
b* | 20.7 (0.8) | 19.8 (1.0) | 20.0 (0.6) | 22.5 (0.2) | |