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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 Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Siphonodon australis Trade Name Ivorywood Family Name Celastraceae Common Names Ivorywood Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Brush backs & handles, Mathematical instruments, Moldings, Turnery Heartwood Color Red Brown White to cream Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Sapwood Color White Yellow Grain Even Figure Straight Growth rings (figure) Weak (figure) Weak figure Straight Clear growth rings (figure) Texture Fine Fine Luster Medium Low Natural Durability Non durable Drying Defects Moderate twist/warp Moderate end spitting Ease of Drying Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 0-10 m Tree height is 10-20 m Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Easy to machine Turning Difficult to turn Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 52 lbs/ft3 Weight 51 41 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 833 kg/m3 References Australia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1988,Furniture Timbers of New South Wales,Forest Commission, N.S.W., Aust. Tech. Publication No.1 Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Melbourne Patterson, D.,1988,Commercial Timbers of the World, 5th Edition,Gower Technical Press