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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Castanopsis sumatrana Trade Name Berangan Family Name Fagaceae Synonyms Castanea inermis Common Names Berangan Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India Common Uses Carvings, Charcoal, Fuelwood, Poles, Shingles Heartwood Color White Brown Red Reddish brown Greenish to greyish Black Sapwood Color White Brown Red Yellow White to yellow Pinkish Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Coarse Coarse Luster Medium Low Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to termites Perishable Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Durable Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) are commonly present Kiln Schedules Dry at a slow speed Drying Defects Distortion Checking Slight end splitting No twisting or warping No end splitting Moderate end spitting Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Easy Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Tree Identification Bole/stem form is cylindrical Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Blunting Effect Blunting effect on sawing green wood is severe Blunting effect on sawing dry wood is severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Cutting Resistance with green wood is difficult Mortising Poor to Very Poor Results Moulding Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Poor to Very Poor Results Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Planes to a poor finish Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Heartwood is moderately resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Difficult to machine Sanding Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Turning Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Veneering Qualities Veneers moderately easy Difficult to veneer Veneers easily Suitable for peeling Polishing Good results Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Poor to Very Poor Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 61 - 67 lbs Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 62 lbs/ft3 Weight 61 50 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 993 kg/m3 References Browne, F.G.,1955,Forest Trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their Products.,Government Printing Office, Kuching, Sarawak Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15 Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London