Description
Uses
Light construction; furniture
Wood Description
| Sapwood | not clearly distinct from heartwood (I 0·15cm) |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | variable in colour, pink grey, ochre beige or light reddish brown |
| Grain | generally straight |
| Texture | coarse |
| Remark | – |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | S.pruriens |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 1.02 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.68 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.56 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 9.3 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%) | 4.6 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 13.1 |
Processing
| Sawing | Easy |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | slight |
| Drying | rapid air-drying; moderate warp and slight checking |
| Machining | good, finishes smoothly lf not severely interlocked grain, sawn surfaces are somewhat fuzzy |
| Gluing | – |
| Nailing | good holding of nails |
| Finishing | – |
| Veneering | – |
