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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. Boring Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Myristica buchneriana Trade Name Darah darah Family Name Juglandaceae Common Names Darah darah, Duguan, Kaudamu, Kumpang, Mutwinda, Nutmeg, Penarahan, Tambolau Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines Common Uses Bedroom suites, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, General carpentry, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Plain veneer, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural plywood, Tables , Turnery, Utility furniture, Veneer Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Species in the Myristica genus are distributed in the Indo-Malayan region, Indonesia, Philippines, and Western Pacific Islands Heartwood Color Reddish brown Grey brown Greenish to greyish Brown The heartwood is light reddish brown, dull brown, brownish-gray or olive-gray in color Sapwood Color Sapwood is lighter than heartwood Not clearly differentiated from the heartwood Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Fine Medium Fine Fine to medium Fair to medium coarse Luster Medium Slightly lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Non-durable Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Moderately durable Sapwood is vulnerable to attack by powder-post beetles Heartwood susceptible to attack by termites Heartwood susceptible to attack by decay fungi Odor No specific smell or taste Kiln Schedules T10 - D4S (4/4) US/T10 - D4S (4/4) U Drying Defects Distortion Checking Thinner stock may warp Ease of Drying Dries slowly with little degrade Tree Size Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 30-40 m Mature Myristica trees are reported to vary in size from medium to large. Boles are often straight and of good form Boring Very good results Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Low cutting resistance Fairly easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Good mortising properties Moulding Easy to mould Nailing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Tends to split during nailing Poor nailing properties Planing Yields clean surfaces Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Timber responds readily to preservative treatment Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds well to hand tools Routing & Recessing Routs and recesses easily Sanding Good sanding properties Turning Very easy to turn Polishing Good results Strength Properties Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength in the air-dried condition (about 12% moisture content) is medium, but lower than Mahogany, and much lower than White oak. It is not hard and can be dented and marred easily. It is of average, or medium, density. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 6997 10192 psi Density 25 lbs/ft3 Hardness 534 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 3361 6213 psi Shearing Strength 1294 psi Static Bending 4871 7056 psi Stiffness 1401 1597 1000 psi Toughness 56 inch-lbs Specific Gravity 0.36 0.41 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 491 716 kg/cm2 Density 400 kg/m3 Hardness 242 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 236 436 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 90 kg/cm2 Static Bending 342 496 kg/cm2 Stiffness 98 112 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 64 cm-kg References Bolza, E., Kloot, N. H. 1966. The Mechanical Properties of 81 New Guinea Timbers. Technological Paper No. 41. Division of Forest Products, Center for Scientific and Industrial Organization (CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Eddowes, P.J. 1977. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea - Their Properties and Uses. Forest Products Research Center, Office of Forests, Department of Primary Industry, Papua New Guinea.