Description
Uses
heavy construction; flooring; furniture; boat building (planking); bridge decking; turnery; musical instruments
Wood Description
| Sapwood | not clearly distinct, light yellow-brown (2·5cm) |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | yellow brown turning to dark brown with red or violet tinge on exposure |
| Grain | straight 10 slightly interlocked |
| Texture | line 10 medium |
| Remark | green wood has a fragrant odour |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 1.30 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 1.11 |
| Basic specific gravity | 1.00 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 7.1 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%) | 6.0 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 12.7 |
Processing
| Sawing | power required |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | moderate |
| Drying | air-drying variable, easy to moderately difficult risks of distortion: slight risks of checking: slight noticeable risk of casehardcning |
| Machining | rather difficult on account of high density; tends to splinter in boring |
| Glueing | care is required |
| Nailing | pre-boring necessary |
| Finishing | good |
| Veneering | – |
