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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 Certified Source 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 Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Resistance to Splitting Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Weathering Scientific Name Casuarina torulosa Trade Name Casuarina Family Name Casuarinaceae Common Names Casuarina, Forest oak, Rose she-oak, Rose sheoak Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Cooperages, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Mathematical instruments, Paneling, Shingles, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative, Walking sticks Heartwood Color Purple Brown Red Pale red to pink Pale brown Dark brown Sapwood Color White Pink Yellow White to yellow Well defined Different than heartwood Grain Figure Even Straight Distinct (figure) Other (figure) Rays (figure) Straight Rays figure Other figure Distinct figure Texture Coarse Fine Even or uniform Medium Fine Medium Coarse Luster Medium High Natural Durability Durable Moderately durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Very durable Durable Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) are commonly present Non durable Moderately durable Weathering Excellent Odor Has a taste Drying Defects Collapse Distortion Internal Honeycombing Possible No twisting or warping No end splitting Moderate twist/warp Ease of Drying Rapidly Fairly Easy Tree Identification Bole/stem form is cylindrical Tree Size Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Certified Source Certified Source Blunting Effect Moderate Little Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Difficult to glue Mortising Fair to Good Results Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Pre-boring recommended Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Permeable sapwood Heartwood is extremely resistant Resistance to Splitting Poor Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Difficult to machine Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Fair to Good Results Difficult to turn Easy to turn Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Polishing Surface Preparation Fair to Good Results Satisfactory results Staining Surface Preparation Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 53 - 60 lbs Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 57 lbs/ft3 Weight 56 45 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 913 kg/m3 Weight 897 721 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % References Anderson, R.H.,1947,The Trees of New South Wales,New South Wales Department of Agriculture Audas, J.W.,Native Trees of Australia,Whitcombe & Tombs PTY. Ltd Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau,1957,Forest Trees of Australia,Australia Interior Department, Forestry and Timber Bureau Australia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1988,Furniture Timbers of New South Wales,Forest Commission, N.S.W., Aust. Tech. Publication No.1 Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 8 Australasia,TRADA, Red Booklet Series Hall, N., Et al,1970,Forest Trees of Australia,Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra Howard, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed. 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