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Boring
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Family Name
Grain
Heartwood Color
Kiln Schedules
Luster
Nailing
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Planing
References
Regions of Distribution
Response to Hand Tools
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Size
Turning
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Common Names
Corkwood, Duboisia, Eye-opening tree, Poisonous corkwood, Yellow basewood
Regions of Distribution
Oceania and S.E. Asia
Countries of Distribution
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Australia, New Caledonia Island [France]
Common Uses
Agricultural implements, Boxes and crates, Carvings, Chemical derivatives, Matches, Moldings, Musical instruments, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Sporting Goods, Toys, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Heartwood Color
Sapwood Color
Grain
Texture
Luster
Natural Durability
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| Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles |
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| Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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| Non durable |
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| Heartwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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Tree Size
| Tree height is 0-10 m |
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| Tree height is 10-20 m |
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| Tree height is 20-30 m |
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Cutting Resistance
| Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy |
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Nailing
| Holds satisfactorily |
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| Easy to nail |
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| Planes well, to a good finish |
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| Easy to Work |
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| Easy to machine |
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Strength Properties
| Shrinkage, Radial = small |
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| Shrinkage, Tangential = small |
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| Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate |
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| Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large |
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| Shrinkage, Radial = moderate |
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| Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Density | | 25 | lbs/ft3 |
| Weight | 25 | 21 | lbs/ft3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % |
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| Density | | 400 | kg/m3 |
| Weight | 400 | 336 | kg/m3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % |
References
Anderson, R.H.,1947,The Trees of New South Wales,New South Wales Department of Agriculture
Audas, J.W.,Native Trees of Australia,Whitcombe & Tombs PTY. Ltd
Francis, W.D.,1951,Australian Rain-forest Trees,Commonwealth of Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau
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
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