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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 Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Litsea ferruginea Trade Name Medang Family Name Lauraceae Common Names Batikuling, Boi loi, Bolly gum, Bollywood, Brown beach, Medang, Medang padang, Ondon Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam Common Uses Balusters, Building construction, Building materials, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Plain veneer, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Tables , Utility furniture, Veneer, Wardrobes, Woodwork Environmental Profile Questionable Abundant/Secure The environmental status of this species within its natural boundaries is currently unknown since it has not been assessed officially. Distribution Overview Indo-Malayan region, extending into Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Heartwood Color Red Brown Yellow The color of the heartwood varies with the species and may be greenish yellow, yellowish- or olive gray, olive brown, or grayish-brown, occasionally with dark streaks Sapwood Color Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Closed Straight Wavy Wavy Straight Texture Medium Fine Even or uniform Fine Fine to medium Luster Medium The initially lustrous surfaces are reported to become dull upon exposure Natural Durability Perishable Heartwood resistance to decay varies with species Odor Has an odor Some species are scented and others are reported to have an unpleasant odor when green, but the smell disappears after the wood is seasoned Toxicity Sawdust produced from machining operations may cause skin irritation in some individuals Kiln Schedules Table No. 513, Schedule Code (52-35); U Drying Defects Checking Distortion Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Seasons well with little degrade Tree Size Litsea trees are typically small to medium sized, reaching a height of up to 40 feet (12 m), with a trunk diameter of 12 to 24 inches (30 to 60 cm) Blunting Effect Little Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Timber produced by Litsea is favored for carving in the Philippines Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy The material responds readily to most ordinary tools in planing, turning, boring, moulding, sanding, and almost all woodworking properties, to produce very good results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Permeable sapwood Softwood can be easily treated Heartwood is moderately resistant 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 Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9212 psi Density 31 lbs/ft3 Hardness 490 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 5730 psi Toughness 76 inch-lbs Specific Gravity 0.36 Weight 30 24. lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Volumetric Shrinkage 10 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 647 kg/cm2 Density 496 kg/m3 Hardness 222 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 402 kg/cm2 Toughness 87 cm-kg Specific Gravity 0.36 Weight 480 384. kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % References Bolza, E. and N.H. Kloot. 1963. The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper No. 25, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia, Melbourne. 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.