Description
Uses
furniture; Interior trim; veneer; utility plywood; light carpentr
Wood Description
| Sapwood | distinct, white to yellowish white |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | pale brown to red-brown |
| Grain | variable, from straight to interlocked |
| Texture | rather fine to moderately coarse |
| Remark | – |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 1.05 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.62 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.51 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 7.3 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%) | 4.5 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 12.5 |
Processing
| Sawing | easy |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | – |
| Drying | fast |
| Machining | good |
| Gluing | good |
| Nailing | good holding of nails |
| Finishing | good |
| Veneering | peels well |
