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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. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Natural Growth Defects Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Silica Content Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Tristania conferta Trade Name Brisbane box Family Name Myrtaceae Common Names Brisbane box, Brush box, Pink box, Scrub box, Tristania, White box Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia, Hawaii [US], Madagascar Common Uses Agricultural implements, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Decks, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Handles: general, Handles: woodworking tools, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Mine timbers, Plywood, Posts, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Textile equipment, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Wharf construction Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Heartwood Color Brown Red Greenish to greyish Brown Pale red to pink Reddish brown Sapwood Color Brown Well defined Grain Interlocked Weak (figure) Figure Wavy Closed Interlocked Weak figure Wavy Texture Coarse Fine Fine to medium Luster Low Natural Growth Defects Brittleheart is often frequent and extensive Natural Durability Resistant to termites Moderately resistant to termite (Isoptera) attack Moderately resistant to marine borer attack Moderately durable Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Durable Silica Content High Kiln Schedules UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3 Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is rather slow Drying Defects Distortion Moderate collapse and honeycombing Severe twisting/warping Moderate twist/warp Moderate surface checking Severe surface checking Ease of Drying Thick Stock Requires Care Medium to High Shrinkage Moderately Difficult to Difficult Easy Difficult Kiln Drying Rate Slow (18-28 days for boards < 32 mm, to 52-84 days for boards >= 63 mm) Tree Identification Bole/stem form is straight Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect High to severe Blunting effect on machining is severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Difficult to nail Possible if prebored Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Permeable heartwood Heartwood is extremely resistant Sapwood is permeable Response to Hand Tools Responds Poorly Moderate working qualities Easy to machine Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Sanding Fair to Good Results Screwing Screwing yields good results Easy to screw Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Max. crushing strength = high Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Hardness (side grain) = very hard Hardness (side grain) = hard Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very high Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Max. crushing strength = medium Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Bending strength (MOR) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = low Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 10643 16517 psi Density 54 lbs/ft3 Hardness 2628 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 6153 9058 psi Shearing Strength 2373 psi Stiffness 1435 1656 1000 psi Weight 53 43 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 748 1161 kg/cm2 Density 865 kg/m3 Hardness 1192 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 432 636 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 166 kg/cm2 Stiffness 100 116 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 849 689 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % References Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau,1957,Forest Trees of Australia,Australia Interior Department, Forestry and Timber Bureau Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Melbourne Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building Research Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1963,The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers,C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.25 Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 8 Australasia,TRADA, Red Booklet Series Cause, M.L., Et al,1974,The Nomenclature, Density and Lyctus - Susceptibility of Queensland,Timbers,Queensland Forestry Department Pamphlet 13 Cox, H.A.,1939,A Handbook of Empire Timbers,Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough Farmer, R.H.,1972,Handbook of Hardwoods,HMSO Francis, W.D.,1951,Australian Rain-forest Trees,Commonwealth of Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau Gay, F.J., Et al,1955,Standard laboratory colonies of termites for evaluating the resistance of,timber, timber preservatives and other materials to termite attack.,C.S.I.R.O., Australia Bulletin,No.277 Hall, N., Et al,1970,Forest Trees of Australia,Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra Keating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1 Kingston, R.S.T., Risdon, C.J.E.,1961,Shrinkage and Density of Australian and other South-West Pacific Woods,C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper No.13 Kloot, N.H., Bolza, E.,1961,Properties of Timbers Imported into Australia,C.S.I.R.O. Forest Products Division Technological Paper,No.12 Rendle, B.J.,1969,World Timbers (3 Vols.,Ernest Benn Ltd. London Skolmen, R.G.,1974,Some woods of Hawaii, properties and uses of 16 commercial species,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest,and Range Experiment Station, General Technical Report PSW_8 Streets, R.J.,1962,Exotic Forest Trees in the British Commonwealth,Clarendon Press Oxford