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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 Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Dysoxylum richii Trade Name Sasauira Family Name Meliaceae Common Names Sasauira Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Fiji [Polynesia], Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Common Uses Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Flooring, Furniture, Handles: general, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Paneling, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Turnery, Vats, Veneer Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Heartwood Color Brown Green/grey Red Pale red to pink Reddish brown Sapwood Color Brown White to yellow Pinkish Grain Figure Even Interlocked Straight Growth rings (figure) Distinct (figure) Rippled (figure) Interlocked Straight Rippled figure Distinct figure Clear growth rings (figure) Texture Coarse Even or uniform Uniform Medium Fine Fine to medium Luster Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Susceptible to marine borer attack Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Perishable Toxicity Unspecified toxicity Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Slight twist/warp Ease of Drying Rapidly Reconditioning Treatement Fairly Easy Little degrade Easy Blunting Effect Moderate Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Fair to Good Results Easy to glue Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Nailing Fair to Good Results Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Heartwood is highly resistant Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Moderate working qualities Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Poor to Very Poor Results Fair to Good Results Good results Finish is generally satisfactory Veneering Qualities Easy to cut Suitable for peeling No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting Staining Finish is generally good Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Max. crushing strength = low Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 8031 12574 psi Density 33 lbs/ft3 Maximum Crushing Strength 3739 6150 psi Shearing Strength 1775 psi Stiffness 1478 1708 1000 psi Weight 32 26 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 6 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 564 884 kg/cm2 Density 528 kg/m3 Maximum Crushing Strength 262 432 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 124 kg/cm2 Stiffness 103 120 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 512 416 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % References Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6 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 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 Fiji Forestry Department,1981,The Properties and Uses of 43 Indigenous and Exotic Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.71 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