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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Metrosideros collina Trade Name Anume Family Name Myrtaceae Common Names Anume, Ohia, Vuga Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution Fiji [Polynesia], Hawaii [US] Common Uses Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Decks, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: general, Handles: woodworking tools, Heavy construction, Ladders, Light construction, Musical instruments, Paneling, Particleboard, Piling, Posts, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts Heartwood Color Brown Reddish brown Brown Pale red to pink Purple Sapwood Color Paler than heartwood Grain Figure Interlocked Even Distinct (figure) Growth rings (figure) Straight Interlocked Distinct figure Clear growth rings (figure) Straight Texture Medium Fine Medium Fine Fine to medium Luster Low Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) Moderately resistant to termite (Isoptera) attack Moderately durable Kiln Schedules UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3 Drying Defects Moderate twist/warp Slight surface checking No surface checking Ease of Drying Difficult Tree Identification Bole/stem form is straight Tree Size Bole length is 0-10 m Tree height is 20-30 m Boring Moderately easy Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is moderate Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Mortising Finishes satisfactorily Easy to mortise Moulding Easy to mould Movement in Service Large Nailing Possible if prebored Holds nails well Planing Planes to a poor finish Ease of planing is moderate Resistance to Impregnation Sapwood is permeable Sapwood is moderately resistant Heartwood is resistant Heartwood is moderately resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to machine Screwing Screwing yields good results Possible if prebored Turning Turns with moderate ease Poor results Polishing Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Max. crushing strength = high Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Radial = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Work to Maximum Load = low Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = medium Hardness (side grain) = hard Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 11747 18217 psi Density 57 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1987 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 6473 9437 psi Shearing Strength 2205 psi Stiffness 1881 2168 1000 psi Work to Maximum Load 9 12 inch-lbs/in3 Weight 56 45 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 825 1280 kg/cm2 Density 913 kg/m3 Hardness 901 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 455 663 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2 Stiffness 132 152 1000 kg/cm2 Work to Maximum Load 0.63 0.84 cm-kg/cm3 Weight 897 721 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % References Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62 Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38 Fiji Department of Forestry,1972,Guide to the use of local timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.55 Fiji Forestry Department,1971,The Properties and Potential Uses of Vuga (Metrosideros collina) A Summary,of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.52, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji Fiji Forestry Department,1981,The Properties and Uses of 43 Indigenous and Exotic Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.71 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 Skolmen, R.G.,1963,Robusta Eucalyptus Wood: Its Properties and Uses,US. Forest Service Research Paper, No. PSW-9, Pacific Southwest Forest,Range Experimental Station