Description
Uses
marquetry; cabinet work; Interior and exterior joinery; decorative uses; furniture; glued laminated bc:ams; stairs; heavy carpentry; sliced veneer; floorlng; shipbuilding; decorative handles; tool handles; billiard cuc butts; carving; turnery; fine coffins (USA)
Wood Description
| Sapwood | clearly distinct, pale pink to grey white (3-6cm) |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | beige when freshly cut, turns rapidly to violet upon exposure to light and darkens eventually to dark brown with age: nod con1inued exposure to light |
| Grain | generally straight, nt times slightly interlocked or slightly wavy |
| Texture | rather fine |
| Remark | – |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 1.20 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.84 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.75 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 6.6 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%)3.5 | 4.6 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 11.2 |
Processing
| Sawing | power required; presence of internal stresses bi unting effect: moderate |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | moderate |
| Drying | not difficult U S. kiln schedule T6-D2 for 25-38 mm (4/4 to 6/4) stock and T3-Dl for SO mm (8/4) stock; British schedule E (25 mm); or kiln schedule for 41 mm listed below risks of distortion: slight risks of checking: slight movement in service small to medium |
| Machining | power required; moderately difficult |
| Glueing | good with care |
| Nailing | moderate:: holding of nails; pre-boring neccssnry |
| Finishing | good |
| Veneering | slices well |
