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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 Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Cerbera dilatata Trade Name Grey milkwood Family Name Apocynaceae Common Names Grey milkwood Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Food containers, Furniture , Furniture components, Interior construction, Interior trim, Matches, Moldings, Shutters, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wooden shoes Environmental Profile The environmental status of this species within its natural habitat is currently unknown Heartwood Color Yellow Orange Brown Red Purple Black Yellowish - gray Sapwood Color Yellow White Green/Grey Grain Figure Straight Other (figure) Birds-eye (figure) Even Interlocked Closed Wavy Stripe (figure) Crossed Texture Medium Fine Coarse Luster High Medium Natural Durability Durable Resistant to termites Very durable Straight Figure Distinct (figure) Even Drying Defects Distortion Checking Splitting Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Moderately Difficult to Difficult Slowly Reconditioning Treatement Rapidly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries at a moderate speed Naturally dries quickly Naturally dries slowly Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 30-40 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Bole length is 0-10 m Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Bole length is 20-30 m Blunting Effect High to severe Little Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Poor to very poor results Carving Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Sanding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Screwing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Veneering Qualities Difficult to veneer Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Painting Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Varnishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Soft Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Compression strength (parallel to grain) = low Can be dented and marred easily Bending strength (MOR) = low Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 6997 psi Crushing Strength 519 psi Density 27 lbs/ft3 Hardness 377 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 4675 psi Shearing Strength 809 psi Static Bending 5537 psi Stiffness 1392 1000 psi Toughness 27 inch-lbs Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 491 kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 36 kg/cm2 Density 432 kg/m3 Hardness 171 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 328 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 56 kg/cm2 Static Bending 389 kg/cm2 Stiffness 97 1000 kg/cm2 References Bolza, E. and N. H. Kloot. 1963. The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers. Technological Paper No. 25. Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia.