Description
Uses
interior joinery; utility plywood; light carpentry; cheap furniture; boxes and crates; interior trim; pulpwood; general construction work where dimensional stability is not required
Wood Description
| Sapwood | not clearly distinct, light ycllowish brown |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | dull yellowish brown to pinkish brown |
| Grain | straight |
| Texture | coarse |
| Remark | – |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | – |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 1.12 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.59 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.45 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 11.7 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%) | 5.4 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | – |
Processing
| Sawing | easy |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | moderate |
| Drying | rather slow: requires care sec C. commune (no. 13) for kiln schedules risks of distortion: slight risks of checking: moderate movement in service large |
| Machining | moderately difficult because of gritty nature; sharpening of tools often necessary |
| Glueing | good |
| Nailing | good holding of nails |
| Finishing | filling is required |
| Veneering | easy to cut into veneer |
