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content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type"> 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 Comments Common Names Common Uses Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Abrasion Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Michelia formosana Trade Name Formosan michelia Family Name Magnoliaceae Common Names Formosan michelia Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Common Uses Agricultural implements, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Matches, Musical instruments, Plywood, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative, Wheel spokes, Wheels Heartwood Color Brown Black Red White Sapwood Color Yellow White Grain Even Figure Straight Distinct (figure) Straight Distinct figure Texture Medium Fine Coarse Even or uniform Fine Luster Lustrous Natural Durability Very durable Durable Moderately durable Resistant to termites Non-resistant to powder post beetles Susceptible to insect attack Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Non durable Moderately durable Odor Has an odor Kiln Schedules Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is fairly rapid Drying (speed) is fast Drying Defects Checking Case Hardening Distortion Slight twist/warp Slight collapse and honeycomb Severe surface checking Moderate twist/warp Moderate cupping Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Slowly Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Drying rate is fairly rapid to fast Naturally dries slowly Rapid Naturally dries at a moderate speed Fairly rapid (11-17 days for boards under 32 mm, to 31-51 days for boards greater than 63 mm) Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Sapwood width is 5-10 cm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Tree height is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Bark width is 10-15 mm Tree height is 30-40 m Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect High to severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Fair to good results Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Carefully Controlled Conditions Surface Preparation Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Pre-Boring Recommended Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Holds nails well Planing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Resistance to Abrasion High Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Permeable sapwood Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Sanding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Turning Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Painting Satisfactory results Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Satisfactory results Strength Properties Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Radial Shrinkage 3 % Tangential Shrinkage 5 % Item Green Dry Metric Radial Shrinkage 3 % References 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 Wang, C.J., Huang, C.H.,1967,Experiment on air seasoning and kiln drying of hardwood Michelia formosana,masamune in Taiwan,Taiwan Forest Research Institute Bulletin,No.151