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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. Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Dysoxylum pilosum Trade Name Sasauira Family Name Meliaceae Common Names Sasauira Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Fiji [Polynesia] Common Uses Flooring, Light construction, Paneling Heartwood Color White Brown Red Red Pale red to pink Sapwood Color Red Brown White White to yellow Pinkish Grain Interlocked Interlocked Texture Coarse Medium Luster Medium Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-durable Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Drying Defects Distortion Slight twist/warp Ease of Drying Rapidly Fairly Easy Medium to High Shrinkage Easy Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy 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 Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Finish is generally satisfactory Veneering Qualities No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting Easy to cut Polishing Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi Density 32 lbs/ft3 Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi Shearing Strength 1883 psi Stiffness 1665 1923 1000 psi Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 6 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2 Density 512 kg/m3 Maximum Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 132 kg/cm2 Stiffness 117 135 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 496 400 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % References Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6 Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38 Fiji Department of Forestry,1972,Guide to the use of local timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.55 Fiji Forestry Department,1970,The Properties and Potential Uses of Sasauira (Dysoxylum spp.) A Summary,of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.49, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji