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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 Distribution Overview Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Plantation species? Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Araucaria hunsteinii Trade Name Klinki pine Family Name Araucariaceae Common Names Bunya bunya, Klinki pine, Norfolk Island pine, Pin colonnaire, Sapin de montagne Plantation species? Yes Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Papua New Guinea Common Uses Boxes and crates, Building materials, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Moldings, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Veneer Environmental Profile Rare Extinct Endangered Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within its range Distribution Overview Primarily in northeastern New Guinea: Bulolo Valley, 600-2000 m, but may also be found in Austrlai, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and the Norfolk Islands. Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Yellow - light Brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Whitish, straw-colored, or cream white to yellow Same as heartwood Not always clearly demarcated from heartwood Grain Even Birds-eye (figure) Straight Generally straight, but not always Occasional bird's-eye on veneer surfaces. Texture Fine Even or uniform Uniform Fine Luster High Medium Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Very little natural resistance to decay in ground contact Readily attacked by the common furniture beetle, termites, and marine borers Prone to blue stain Non durable Odor No specific smell or taste Kiln Schedules T10-D5S (4/4); T8-D4S (8/4) US Schedule J (4/4) United Kingdom Ease of Drying Requires special attention Reconditioning Treatement Stress caused by quick drying can be eased by brief high humidity treatment Dries rapidly and well without any degrade Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is greater than 70 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Comments Compression wood is occasionally present, appearing as a uellpw or brown band along the grain Readily converted for the manufacture for excellent quality plywood Boring Fairly easy to very easy Good boring qualitites Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to carve Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Saw without difficulty Gluing Fair to Good Results Good gluing properties Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Responds well to mortising operations Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Can be moulded or shped with mininum effort Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Small Dimensionally stable under fluctuating atmospheric condition Nailing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good nailing characteristics Good nail holding properties Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planes without any difficulty Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Sapwood is permeable Sapwood is moderately permeable Moderately resistant to impregnation Heartwood is permeable Heartwood is moderately resistant Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Responds well to hand tools Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very good routing properties Sanding Easily sanded Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to turn Veneering Qualities Veneers moderately easy Veneers easily Painting Fair to Good Results Takes paint well Takes paint uniformily Polishing Fair to Good Results Finishes smoothly Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair staining properties Varnishing Fair to Good Results Good varnishing properties Strength Properties Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = small Not hard Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Moderate weight Max. crushing strength = low Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. Crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = low Average density Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 6178 10442 psi Crushing Strength 347 672 psi Density 25 lbs/ft3 Hardness 526 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 2676 5183 psi Shearing Strength 1367 psi Static Bending 3567 7095 psi Stiffness 1244 1476 1000 psi Toughness 71 inch-lbs Specific Gravity 0.36 Weight 25 18 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 5 % Volumetric Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 434 734 kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 24 47 kg/cm2 Density 400 kg/m3 Hardness 238 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 188 364 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 96 kg/cm2 Static Bending 250 498 kg/cm2 Stiffness 87 103 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 81 cm-kg Specific Gravity 0.36 Weight 400 288 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 5 % References Bolza, E. and N. H. Kloot. 1966. The Mechanical Properties of 81 New Guinea Timbers. Technological Paper No. 41. Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organization, Melbourne, Australia. Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Eddowes, P. J. 1961. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea: Their Properties and Uses. Office of Forests, Papua New Guinea. 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 Wallis, N.K. 1956. Australian Timber Handbook. Sponsored by The Timber Development Association of Australia. Angus & Robertson, Ltd., 89 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, Australia. WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.