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Boring
Carving
Comments
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Distribution Overview
Ease of Drying
Environmental Profile
Family Name
Grain
Heartwood Color
Mortising
Moulding
Movement in Service
Numerical Data
Odor
Planing
References
Regions of Distribution
Resin Content
Response to Hand Tools
Routing & Recessing
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Turning
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Common Names
Aglaia, Agulasing, Alamag, Arangen, Arupag, Bakalau, Balui, Basinau, Batukanag, Daueng, Goi, Goi tia, Kaniwi, Kansayud, Kansulud, Magtabigi, Makopa, Malasaging, Malatapai, Maligang, Mapuneau, Salaking-pu, Salamingai, Tucang-calao
Regions of Distribution
Oceania and S.E. Asia
Countries of Distribution
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Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Common Uses
Beams, Billiard-cue butts, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chests, Construction, Decorative veneer, Desks, Flooring, Foundation posts, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Gunstocks, Joinery, Joists, Lifeboats, Light construction, Paneling , Posts, Rifle stock, Rough construction, Shipbuilding, Turnery, Wharf construction, Windows
Environmental Profile
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Distribution Overview
Grows in China (Guangdong - Hainan) and Viet Nam, mainly in primary and secondary lowland forest up to 500m.
Heartwood Color
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| Pinkish white |
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| Pale red to pink |
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Sapwood Color
| Green/Grey |
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| Straw colored to grayish-white |
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| Clearly differentiated from the heartwood |
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Grain
| Closed |
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| Irregular |
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Characteristic fine zig-zag lines
Texture
Odor
| Has an odor |
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| No taste |
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| Fragrant odor |
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Resin Content
| Discharges small amounts of resin when cut |
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Ease of Drying
| Reconditioning Treatement |
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Reported to season well
Comments
Aglaia genus contains approximately 50 species in the Philippines, many of which are widely distributed, but none of which reaches large size. Except for hardness and color, timber from larger trees of the genus are very uniform in appearance, A general description of the genus can give the principal charactereristics of any species.
The timber usually contains white or pink deposits
Boring
| Fairly difficult to very difficult |
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Carving
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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Cutting Resistance
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw |
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Mortising
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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Moulding
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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Movement in Service
| Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement |
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| Medium |
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Planing
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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Response to Hand Tools
| Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work |
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| Very sharp cutting edges are required to produce a smooth surface |
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| Difficult to machine |
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Routing & Recessing
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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Turning
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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Strength Properties
High density
Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Density | | 44 | lbs/ft3 |
| Specific Gravity | 0.43 | 0.54 | |
| Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 4 | | % |
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| Density | | 705 | kg/m3 |
| Specific Gravity | 0.43 | 0.54 | |
| Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % |
References
Eddowes, P. J. 1961. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea:Their Properties and Uses. Office of Forests, Papua New Guinea.
Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.
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