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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Turning Scientific Name Rhus succedanea Trade Name Arkol Family Name Anacardiaceae Synonyms Rhus acuminata Common Names Arkol, Dingkain, Hurku, Japanese sumach, Lakhar, Raniwalai, Rikhul, Serhnyok, Shash, Tatri, Titar, Wax tree Regions of Distribution Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brazil, Burma, China, India, Japan, Korea-North, Korea-South, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand Common Uses Agricultural implements, Chemical derivatives, Joinery, Light construction Heartwood Color Brown Red Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Sapwood Color White White to yellow Grain Even Interlocked Straight Texture Coarse Medium to coarse Luster High Medium Slightly lustrous Natural Durability Durable Moderately durable Moderately durable Ease of Drying Easy Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Boring Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to turn Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 32 lbs/ft3 Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Volumetric Shrinkage 13 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 512 kg/m3 Weight 496 400 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % References Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, India Bastos de Miranda, A.,1952,O CharÜo no Brasil,Ann. Bras. Econ. Flor. 5(s) pp231-8 Chen, C.L.,1962,The Physical Properties of 101 Chinese Woods,Forest Products Journal 12(7) pp339-42 Chowdhury, K.A., Ghosh, S.S.,1958,Indian Woods: Their identification, properties and uses Vol. I,Dilleruaceae to Elaeocarpaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, India E.H. Walker,1954,Important Trees of the Ryukyu Islands,United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands Special Bulletin,No. 3 Ng, F.S.P. (Ed,1989,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 4,Forest Research Institute Malaysia Ministry of Primary Industries