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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 Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Resistance to Splitting Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Calophyllum leucocarpum Trade Name Damanu Family Name Guttiferae Common Names Damanu, Fijian calophyllum Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Fiji [Polynesia] Common Uses Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Paneling, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts Heartwood Color Brown Pink Green/grey Reddish brown Sapwood Color Brown Red Green/Grey Pink White to yellow Paler than heartwood Clearly differentiated from the heartwood Grain Interlocked Figure Stripe (figure) Variable (figure) Interlocked Variable figure Striped figure Texture Fine Medium coarse to coarse Coarse Luster High Medium Natural Durability Perishable Moderately durable Non-resistant to pinhole borers Non-resistant to termites Non durable Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Drying Defects Splitting Checking Distortion Moderate twist/warp Moderate surface checking Moderate collapse and honeycombing Ease of Drying Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Fairly Easy Little degrade Difficult Moderate Boring Poor to very poor results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Moderate to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is moderate Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Fair to Good Results Mortising Poor to Very Poor Results Moulding Poor to Very Poor Results Nailing Holds nails well Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Permeable sapwood Heartwood is resistant Resistance to Splitting Satisfactory Response to Hand Tools Easy to machine Sanding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Turning Poor to Very Poor Results Satisfactory turning properties Veneering Qualities Easy to cut There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits Suitable for peeling Drying degrade is often moderate to severe, with collapse, buckles, and splilts Polishing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Strength Properties Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi Density 41 lbs/ft3 Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi Shearing Strength 1883 psi Stiffness 1748 2018 1000 psi Weight 40 32 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2 Density 657 kg/m3 Maximum Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 132 kg/cm2 Stiffness 122 141 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 641 512 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % 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 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,1966,The Properties and Potential Uses of Damanu (Calophyllum species) A,Summary of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No. 9, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji Fiji Forestry Department,1969,Timbers for Flooring A Note on Current & Potential Species,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.36, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji