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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. Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Natural Growth Defects Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing Product Sources References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Silica Content Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Vatica tonkinensis Trade Name Resak Family Name Fagaceae Common Names Chan thip, Lau tau, Mascalwood, Narig, Resak, Taungsagaing, Tralak Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Common Uses Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Construction, Crossties, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Furniture , Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Sub-flooring, Turnery Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Several species in the Vatica genus are reported to occur in the Malay Peninsula and the Philippines. In the Philippines, the species are distributed in the primary forests at low to medium elevations. Heartwood Color White Yellow Orange Brown Red Green/grey Yellowish brown Brown Chocolate brown upon exposure Sapwood Color White Yellow Red Paler than heartwood Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Shallowly interlocked with a mottled figure Texture Medium Coarse Fine Fine Even textured Luster Non-lustrous Natural Growth Defects Gum/resin exudation Natural Durability Perishable Moderately durable Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Susceptible to insect attack Susceptible to attack by marine borers and termites Odor No specific smell or taste Silica Content Contains silica Toxicity Some toxic effects Kiln Schedules US Kiln-drying schedule Table 501, Schedule Code (14-15) has been recommended for 4/4 stock Drying Defects Distortion Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible End splitting Distortion (twist/warp) is likely Checking Ease of Drying Rapidly High tangential shrinkage can result from lack of care during drying. Stacks should be weighted down for best seasoning results Kiln Drying Rate Drying rate is fairly rapid to fast Naturally dries quickly Rapid Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 0-10 m Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Tree height is 30-40 m Bark width is 10-15 mm Product Sources Although the generic vernacular name of Vatica is Resak, the name has been used to refer to other species. Vatica timbers are very similar in characteristcs to those of Cotylelobium, and they are usually combined and marketed together under the trade name, Resak. Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Difficult to saw Contain gum and silica Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Reported to be hard and dense Difficult to nail Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Ease of planing is moderate Difficult to plane Gummy and siliceous which tend to affect some of their machining properties Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Sapwood is resistant Heartwood is resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Routing & Recessing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Poor to Very Poor Results Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Difficult to veneer Polishing Poor to Very Poor Results Good results Strength Properties Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high Resists denting and marring Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 11106 18162 psi Hardness 1519 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 5606 9457 psi Shearing Strength 2259 psi Stiffness 1882 2274 1000 psi Toughness 360 inch-lbs Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 780 1276 kg/cm2 Hardness 689 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 394 664 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 158 kg/cm2 Stiffness 132 159 1000 kg/cm2 References Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, and E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods - Temperate and Tropical. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaysia Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. 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 Reyes, L.J. 1938. Philippine Woods. Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Technical Bulletin 7, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Bureau of Printing, Manila.