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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 Corrosive Properties Countries of Distribution Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Eucalyptus wandoo Trade Name Wando Family Name Myrtaceae Synonyms Eucalyptus redunca Common Names Wando, Wandoo, White gum Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Agricultural implements, Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Decks, Flooring, Fuelwood, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Structural work, Tool handles, Vehicle parts, Wharf construction, Wheel spokes, Wheels Environmental Profile Vulnerable Heartwood Color Yellow Orange Brown Reddish brown Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Sapwood Color White Yellow Grain Wavy Interlocked Closed Wavy Interlocked Texture Medium Fine Luster Medium High Natural Durability Moderately durable Perishable Resistant to termites Non-durable Susceptible to insect attack Durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Resistant to powder post beetles Very durable Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) Corrosive Properties Non-corrosive Toxicity Some toxic effects Kiln Schedules Dry at a slow speed Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is rather slow Drying Defects Checking Distortion Moderate end spitting Moderate surface checking Expect slight collapse and honeycombing Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Kiln Drying Rate Slow (18-28 days for boards < 32 mm, to 52-84 days for boards >= 63 mm) Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 40-50 m Bole length is 0-10 m Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Blunting Effect Moderate Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Nailing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Sapwood is extremely resistant Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Moderate working qualities Easy to machine Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Fair to Good Results Staining Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 61< Hardness (side grain) = Hard Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Max. crushing strength = high Max crushing strength (stiffness) = very high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi Density 38 lbs/ft3 Hardness 2318 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 8467 11767 psi Shearing Strength 2205 psi Stiffness 2167 2494 1000 psi Weight 56 37 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 6 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2 Density 608 kg/m3 Hardness 1051 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 595 827 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2 Stiffness 152 175 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 897 592 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 3 % References Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau,1957,Forest Trees of Australia,Australia Interior Department, Forestry and Timber Bureau Australia Forest Products Newsletter,1960,Properties of Australian timbers - wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Forest Products Newsletter No.260 Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1963,The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers,C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.25 Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 8 Australasia,TRADA, Red Booklet Series Hall, N., Et al,1970,Forest Trees of Australia,Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra Howard, A.L.,1948,A Manual of Timbers of the World.,Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London 3rd ed. Kingston, R.S.T., Risdon, C.J.E.,1961,Shrinkage and Density of Australian and other South-West Pacific Woods,C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper No.13 Rendle, B.J.,1969,World Timbers (3 Vols.,Ernest Benn Ltd. London Simpfendorfer, K.J.,1975,An Introduction to trees for South Eastern Australia,Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia Streets, R.J.,1962,Exotic Forest Trees in the British Commonwealth,Clarendon Press Oxford The Australian Timber Journal & Building Products, Merchandiser,1969,Timber Durability and Preservation,Supplement to Australian Timber Journal 35(4) Tech. Timb. Guide No.8