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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. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Calophyllum costatum Trade Name Calophyllum Family Name Guttiferae Common Names Calophyllum, Red touriga, Satin mahogany Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Boat building: decking, Decks, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Moldings, Paneling, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Turnery, Veneer Heartwood Color Brown Green/grey Yellow Black Red Orange Reddish brown Pale red to pink Brown Sapwood Color White Yellow Brown Red Green/Grey Different than heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Fine Very fine Even or uniform Medium coarse to coarse Luster Low Medium Natural Durability Resistant to marine borers Durable Non-durable Susceptible to insect attack Moderately durable Perishable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Resistant to termites Non-resistant to termites Resistant to powder post beetles Moderately durable Drying Defects Distortion Checking Splitting Ease of Drying Variable Thick Stock Requires Care Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Fairly Easy Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Bole length is 10-20 m Bole length is less than 10 m Tree height is 30-40 m Blunting Effect Little Moderate Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Easy to saw Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Poor to Very Poor Results Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Staining Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Max. crushing strength = medium Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = soft Hardness (side grain) = medium Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi Density 47 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1326 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 5408 8171 psi Shearing Strength 1883 psi Stiffness 1188 1383 1000 psi Weight 46 37 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2 Density 753 kg/m3 Hardness 601 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 380 574 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 132 kg/cm2 Stiffness 83 97 1000 kg/cm2 References Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1963,The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers,C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.25 Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 8 Australasia,TRADA, Red Booklet Series