Description
Uses
furniture; house framing; plywood; interior Joinery; interior fittings; veneer; light carpenter
Wood Description
| Sapwood | not clearly distinct, pink or occasionally pale yellow |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | pinkish brown sometimes with dark reddish brown Irregularly spaced streaks |
| Grain | straight or shallowly interlocked |
| Texture | fine |
| Remark | – |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 0.90 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.64 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.53 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 3.1-4.0 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%) | 5.1-6.5 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 16.4 |
Processing
| Sawing | power required; rather difficult; resin accumulates and clogs sawteeth (debark logs prior to conversion) |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | – |
| Drying | fairly rapid, but moderately difficult without problems risks of distortion: more or less high risks of checking: more or less high (original shakes tend to extend during drying) |
| Machining | no Important difficulties |
| Glueing | variable |
| Nailing | pre-boring necessary |
| Finishing | requires a little filling |
| Veneering | interesting for peeling |
