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Botanical name:
Craxtoxylum arborescens
Growth area:
South East Asia
Quality:
According to the Malaysian Grading Rules:
Colour of heartwood:
The heartwood is a deep pink to
light stone red, sometimes with dark veins.
Colour of sapwood:
The sapwood is yellowish to light
pink.
Mass density:
500 kg/m3 15% m/m average.
Grain:
Minimal slope of grain and sometimes light cross
graining.
Fissure:
Surface has a tendency to light fissure.
Warping:
Provided the wood was dried properly, it does
not have much tendency to warp.
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Knots:
Large, intergrown knots may occur.
Bio-substances:
Gritty bio-substances.
Mould and insects:
High resistance to mould and
insects. Even resistant to Neoteredo (ship worm).
Durability grade:
4 - low durability
Gluing:
Reasonable to good.
Machining:
Very good machining with hard-metal cutting
tools. The gritty bio-substance has a blunting effect on the cutting tools.
Dekker range:
Raw wood and various framing
applications see Elephant range.
General applications:
Interior panelling, simple
furniture and packaging materials.
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