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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 Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor 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 Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Dracontomelum sp. Trade Name Sengkuan Family Name Common Names Damoni, Dao, Dorea, Lamio, Loup, New Guinea walnut, New Guineawood, Paldao, Sengkuan Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines Common Uses Bedroom suites, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Gunstocks, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Moldings, Musical instruments , Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rifle stock, Turnery Environmental Profile Status unknown due to inadequate information Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Widely distributed in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific Islands, including New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines. Heartwood Color White Yellow Orange Orangish cast Grey brown Dark brown with black bands The heartwood has a gray-brown background color with an orange cast. The surface shows irregular, dark brown to black banding Sapwood Color White Yellow Wide Pinkish Pale yellow Grey Clearly differentiated from the heartwood Grain Closed Interlocked Figure Wavy Stripe (figure) Striped figure Moderately interlocked and wavy Quartersawn surfaces produce a broken striped figure Texture Fine Medium Even or uniform Uniform Medium Even textured Luster Medium Low High Lustrous Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Perishable Moderately durable Non-resistant to marine borers Susceptible to attack by marine borers Moderately resistant to attack by termites Heartwood resistant to decay Odor Has an odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Checking Discoloration Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Thinner stock may warp Rapid drying may cause distortion and checking Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Requires special attention Material in smaller dimensions requires care to minimize degrade Dries well under good controlled conditions Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Drying rate is fairly rapid to fast Tree Size Tree height is 60-70 m Bole length is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 250-300 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Tree height is 50-60 m Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is 30-40 m Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Bole length is 30-40 m Stems are straight and well-formed, with merchantable lengths of 65 to 80 feet (22 to 24 m) Blunting Effect Little Medium dulling effect on cutting edges Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Moderate to saw Easy to saw Resistance to cutting is low, and the wood saws without difficulty. Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Satisfactory gluing properties Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Medium Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Good nailing characteristics Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Special attention required Responds well to hand and machine tools Moderate blunting effect on cutting edges Easy to plane Tools should be kept very sharp in order to obtain smooth, clean surfaces Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Resistant to preservative treatment Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Good screwing properties Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Suitable for slicing Steam Bending Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moderate Painting Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Satisfactory results Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Satisfactory staining properties Varnishing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9330 12936 psi Density 37 lbs/ft3 Hardness 960 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 4361 6811 psi Stiffness 1348 1705 1000 psi Toughness 327 inch-lbs Specific Gravity 0.46 Weight 36 29. lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 655 909 kg/cm2 Density 592 kg/m3 Hardness 435 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 306 478 kg/cm2 Stiffness 94 119 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 376 cm-kg Specific Gravity 0.46 Weight 576 464. kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % References Bolza, E., Kloot, N. H. 1966. The Mechanical Properties of 81 New Guinea Timbers. Technological Paper No. 41. Division of Forest Products, Center for Scientific and Industrial Organization (CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia. Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. 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 Lincoln, W.A. 1986. World Woods in Color. Linden Publishing Co. Inc., Fresno, California.