Table 2. -- Shrinkage values for angelique , 
teak, and white 
oak 
Species and source 
Shrinkag* 
J. 
.Kadial 
.Tangential: Volume trie 
: Percent 
Percent 
8.2 
! k.2 
9.0 
: Percent 
Angelique 
(Dicorynia guianensis) 
Surinam 
Teak 
(Tectona grandis) 
Burma 
White oak 
(Quercus alba) 
United States 
k.G 
: 2.3 
: 5-3 
14.0 
': 6.8 
: 15.8 
"Shrinkage values represent shrinkage from the green to 
the ovendry condition expressed as a percentage of the 
green dimension. 
Kept. No. 1787 
