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Blunting Effect
Boring
Carving
Comments
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Distribution Overview
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Environmental Profile
Family Name
Gluing
Grain
Heartwood Color
Kiln Drying Rate
Kiln Schedules
Luster
Mortising
Moulding
Nailing
Natural Durability
Natural Growth Defects
Numerical Data
Odor
Painting
Planing
Polishing
Product Sources
References
Regions of Distribution
Resin Content
Resistance to Impregnation
Response to Hand Tools
Routing & Recessing
Sanding
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Screwing
Staining
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Identification
Tree Size
Turning
Varnishing
Veneering Qualities

Scientific Name
Agathis alba

Trade Name
Kauri

Family Name
Araucariaceae

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Common Names
Adiangu, Almaciga, Almaciga daminara, Aninga, Aningat, Anteng, Badiangau, Bagtik, Bahos, Bendang, Bindang, Borneo kauri, Dadiangau, Dakua makadre, Damar, Damar minyak, Damur laut, Indian agathis, Kauri, Kauri pine, Ladiangau, Makan, Menghilan, Saleng, Sanum, Sarawak kauri, Titan, Tolong, Tsanum, Uli

Regions of Distribution
Oceania and S.E. Asia

Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP]
Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Common Uses
Balusters, Beehives, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: masts, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Construction, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drawing boards, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Flooring, Furniture, Interior construction, Joinery, Lifeboats, Light construction, Matches, Mathematical instruments, Moldings, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Pencil, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Stairworks, Stringers, Sub-flooring, Toys, Truck bodies, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer

Environmental Profile
Status has not been officially assessed


Distribution Overview
Most common in the mountain forests of Malaysia, at elevations of 1000 to 5000 feet (305 to 1525 m), it can also be found in Indochina and at high elevations on almost all the Philippine islands.

Heartwood Color
Brown
Red
Yellow
White
Pink
Orange
Pale red to pink
Pale brown
Yellow to golden-yellow to orange
White to cream
Yellowish brown
Pale cream
Mostly indistinct in color from sapwood
Golden brown with a reddish cast
Dark brown
Brown


Sapwood Color
White
Yellow
Brown
Red
Color not distinct from heartwood
White to yellow


Grain
Straight
Crossed
Even
Spiral
Figure
Growth rings (figure)

Straight
Spiral
Clear growth rings (figure)


Texture
Fine
Even or uniform
Fine
Uniform


Luster
Medium
High
Lustrous


Natural Growth Defects
Gum/resin exudation


Natural Durability
Susceptible to insect attack
Non-durable
Resistant to powder post beetles
Non-resistant to termites
Non-resistant to marine borers
Perishable
Moderately durable
Non-resistant to termites
Non durable
Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)
Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles
Pinworms (ambrosia beetles) are commonly present
Very little natural resistance
Susceptible to marine borer attack
Susceptible to attack by marine borers and termites
Moderately durable


Odor
No specific smell or taste


Resin Content
Exudes copius amounts of resin when bark is cut


Kiln Schedules
Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is rather slow


Drying Defects
Splitting
Slight end splitting
Little or no degrade


Ease of Drying
Fairly Easy
Rapidly
Reconditioning Treatement
Little degrade
Easy
Little or no degrade
Dries at a fairly rapid rate


Kiln Drying Rate
Very slow
Drying rate is slow
Very slow (>28 days for boards < 32 mm, to >84 days for boards >= 63 mm)


Tree Identification
Bole/stem form is straight
Bole/stem form is cylindrical
Bole/stem form is not buttressed


Tree Size
Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Bole length is 20-30 m
Tree height is 60-70 m
Tree height is 50-60 m
Tree height is 40-50 m
Bole length is 30-40 m
Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm
Bole length is 10-20 m
Trunk diameter is 300-350 cm


Trees growing in the Philippines are reported to produce trunks with a diameter of about 6.5 feet (2 m).

Product Sources
Several Afzelia species are routinely marketed together under the trade name Chanfuta, or under one of the other common names of this species. The material is available in wide boards, but lengths tend to be short.

Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good

General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Blunting Effect
Moderate
Medium effect


Boring
Fairly easy to very easy
Fair to good results
Satisfactory results
Moderately easy
Easy


Carving
Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Fairly difficult to carve


Cutting Resistance
Easy to saw
Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy
Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy
Easy to saw


Gluing
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Easy to glue


Mortising
Fair to Good Results
Good mortising properties


Moulding
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Easy to mould


Nailing
Fair to Good Results
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Very Good to Excellent Results
Holds nails well
Easy to nail
Satisfactory nailing properties


Planing
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Fair to Good Results
Very Good to Excellent Results
Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Planes well, to a good finish
Easy to plane
Moderately easy to plane


Resistance to Impregnation
Resistant heartwood
Permeable sapwood
Resistant sapwood
Heartwood is resistant
Sapwood is permeable
Heartwood is moderately resistant


Response to Hand Tools
Easy to Work
Responds Readily
Easy to machine


Routing & Recessing
Very Good to Excellent Results
Fair to Good Results
Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Very good in both routing and recessing
Satisfactory routing results
Moderately easy


Sanding
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Easy to sand


Screwing
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Fair to Good Results
Very Good to Excellent Results
Screwing yields good results
Good screwing properties
Good screw holding properties
Easy to screw


Turning
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Fair to Good Results
Very Good to Excellent Results
Easy to turn
Good results


Veneering Qualities
Suitable for peeling
Veneers easily
Suitable for slicing
Veneers moderately easy
No drying degrade
Easy to cut
Variable veneering qualities
Suitable for slicing
Suitable for peeling
No steaming needed during bolt preparation.
No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting
Good gluing qualities


Painting
Fair to Good Results
Very Good to Excellent Results
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Good results
Little or no surface prep required


Polishing
Fair to Good Results
Very Good to Excellent Results
Good results


Staining
Fair to Good Results
Very Good to Excellent Results
Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Good staining properties
Finish is generally good


Varnishing
Very Good to Excellent Results
Fair to Good Results
Fairly Easy to Very Easy