Description
Uses
moulding; furniture components; interior joinery; plywood; matches; panelling; packaging; crates; block· board (core); turnery; musical instruments; toys
Wood Description
| Sapwood | not distinct from heartwood |
|---|---|
| Heartwood | cream white to yellow white with occasionally oily streaks |
| Grain | straight |
| Texture | medium to coarse |
| Remark | – |
Technological Characteristics
| Physical properties | |
|---|---|
| Green density (g/cm³) | 0.60-0.70 |
| Air-dry density at 12% (g/cm³) | 0.41 |
| Basic specific gravity | 0.35 |
| Total tangential shrinkage (%) | 6.3 |
| Total radial shrinkage (%) | 2.8 |
| Total volumetric shrinkage (%) | 9.8 |
Processing
| Sawing | easy |
|---|---|
| Blunting effect | vcry slisht |
| Drying | c:asy and rapid; risk of blue: stain kiln schedule for 41mm listed below risks of distortion: slight or none risks of checking: slight or none movement in service low |
| Machining | easy |
| Glueing | – |
| Nailing | medium to good holding of nails |
| Finishing | good; filling recommended |
| Veneering | slices and peels well but veneers are sometimes fragile |
