Description
Uses
Boxes and crates; utility plywood; interior joinery; wainscoting; light carpentry; cheap furniture
Wood Description
| Sapwood | Distinct, pale yellow or grey CV. s11ri11a111e11s/s); not clearly distinct (V, tetraphylla) |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | Pale pink brown darkening to golden brown often with yellow stripes (V. s11ri11a111e11s/s); light brown (V.tetraphylla) |
| Grain | Generally straight or slightly interlocked |
| Texture | Rather coarse |
| Remark | – |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 0.98 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.58-0.62 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.48 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 9.S |
| Total radial shrinkage (%)3.5 | 3.5 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 16.4 |
Processing
| Sawing | Easy; woolly surface |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | Very slight |
| Drying | kiln-drying difficult and slow; quarter sawing and slow drying are recommended U.S. kiln schedule T2·D4 for 25-38 mm (4/4 to 6/4) stock and T2-D3 for SO mm (8/4) stock; British schedule A (25 mm); or kiln schedule for 4 Imm listed below risks of distortion: more: or less high risks of checking: more or less high |
| Machining | easy; the necessity to keep sharp cutting edges to avoid woolly surfaces |
| Gluing | Good |
| Nailing | Good holding of nails |
| Finishing | good |
| Veneering | peels well |
