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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 Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Polishing 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 Size Turning Scientific Name Agathis borneensis Trade Name Kauri Family Name Araucariaceae Common Names Almaciga, Bindang, Dakua makadre, Damar minyak, Kauri, Kauri agathis, Kauri pine, Menghilan, Tolong Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Papua New Guinea Common Uses Bobbins, Building materials, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Flooring, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Millwork, Moldings, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Picker sticks, Plain veneer, Plywood, Shade rollers, Shuttles, Specialty items, Spindles, Spools, Stencil & chisel blocks, Structural plywood, Sub-flooring, Sucker rods, Trimming, Umbrella handles , Utility plywood, Veneer, Wainscotting Environmental Profile Vulnerable Extinct Endangered Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within its range Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Endangered in Borneo, Rare in Brunei, Indeterminate in Indonesia, and Vulnerable in the Malaysian Peninsula Distribution Overview This species is distributed throughout Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra), and Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak). It is a common species of tropical moist mixed closed forest up to 2200m. Pure stands occur on low-lying sandy peat soil in Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. Heartwood Color Brown Yellow White Red Yellowish brown Same as sapwood Pale cream Golden brown with a reddish cast Dark brown Sapwood Color Brown Yellow White Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Straight Generally straight, but not always Texture Fine Even or uniform Uniform Fine Luster High Medium Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Very little natural resistance Untreated wood in contact with ground could decay in less than 5 years Odor No specific smell or taste Resin Content Contains resin Kiln Schedules 10 - D5s (4/4); T8 - D4s (8/4) U Ease of Drying Reconditioning Treatement Fairly Easy Easy Tree Size Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm The trees are capable of reaching a height of 200 feet (60 m) Blunting Effect Moderate Medium effect Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Satisfactory results Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly difficult to carve Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to glue Mortising Fair to Good Results Good mortising properties Moulding Fair to Good Results Moulds well (70+ % of pieces will yield good to excellent results) Nailing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very good nailing properties Holds nails well Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good planing properties Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Responds fairly poor to impregnation Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to Work Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Routing is easy Good in both routing and recessing. Sanding Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good sanding properties Screwing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good screwing properties Good screw holding properties Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to turn Painting Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Little or no surface prep required Polishing Fair to Good Results Good results Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good staining properties Strength Properties Resists denting and marring Hard Density = high Crushing strength = medium Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 7360 12328 psi Density 32 lbs/ft3 Hardness 769 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 3295 5920 psi Shearing Strength 2136 psi Stiffness 1428 1705 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.37 0.41 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 517 866 kg/cm2 Density 512 kg/m3 Hardness 348 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 231 416 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 150 kg/cm2 Stiffness 100 119 1000 kg/cm2 References Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Hardwoods -Temperate and Tropical. USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.