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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 Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Trade Name Turning Scientific Name Decussocarpus vitiensis Trade Name Dakua salusalu Family Name Common Names Dakua salusalu, Masiratu Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Fiji, Indonesia, Solomon Islands Common Uses Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Shipbuilding, Veneer Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Red Pale brown Sapwood Color Brown White Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Fine Uniform Even or uniform Medium Fine Natural Durability Durable The timber is prone to blue stain, and is susceptible to attack by termites, pinhole borers, longhorn beetles, and marine borers. The wood is resistant to acids Odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Splitting Checking Warping may occur in backsawn material. There is also a slight tendency for the timber to check and collapse Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Medium to High Shrinkage Variable results. Kiln dries well Air-dries rather well Comments The timber is a good substitute for Kauri (Agathis spp. ) Blunting Effect High to severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Very good properties Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Easy to plane Generally easy to use hand tools Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Sapwood is permeable Heartwood is resistant Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Polishing Polished surfaces are very smooth and shiny Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 6762 10261 psi Crushing Strength 485 951 psi Density 22 lbs/ft3 Hardness 622 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 3430 6066 psi Shearing Strength 1416 psi Static Bending 3861 6488 psi Stiffness 941 1117 1000 psi Toughness 48 inch-lbs Specific Gravity 0.34 Weight 24 19. lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 475 721 kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 34 66 kg/cm2 Density 352 kg/m3 Hardness 282 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 241 426 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 99 kg/cm2 Static Bending 271 456 kg/cm2 Stiffness 66 78 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 55 cm-kg Specific Gravity 0.34 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 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