Description
Uses
interior joinery; carpentry; furniture; cabinet work; flooring; decorative veneer; fittings; laminated beam; exterior joinery (treatment recommended)
Wood Description
| Sapwood | not clearly distinct, pinkish and turning pale brown or greyish (3-4cm) |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | pale pink, through rich red brown to dark brown, streaked with black |
| Grain | generally straight, at times slightly interlocked |
| Texture | medium to coarse |
| Remark | the silver figure is fine, purplish and clearly visible |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 0.95 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.67 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.59 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 7.7 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%) | 4.8 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 12.9 |
Processing
| Sawing | easy |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | very slight to slight |
| Drying | care required; air-drying under cover is recommended U.S. kiln schedule T3·C2 for 25-38 mm (4/4 to 6/4) stock and T3·CI for SO mm (8/4) stock; British schedule C (25 mm); or kiln schedule for 41 mm listed below risks of distortion; slight risks of checking; more or less high occnsional risks of collapse movement in service low to medium |
| Machining | some difficulties due to grain occasionally interlocked |
| Glueing | good |
| Nailing | good holding of nails; tends to split on end grain |
| Finishing | good |
| Veneering | peels and slices well |
