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Andaman bulletwood
Andaman bulletwood (Manilkara littoralis)

Family: Sapotaceae

Common names: Andaman bulletwood, Bulletwood, Dogola, Kalpali, Mohwa, Pinle-mohwa

Distributed in: Burma, India (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indomalesia, and Pacific Islands.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Bridge construction, Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Mine timbers, Piling, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureFineand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a moderate speed

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Satisfactory;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 729 1133 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness 1333 kg
Impact Strength 162 cm
Shearing Strength 189 kg/cm2
Stiffness 147 171 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10376 16126 psi
Hardness 2940 lbs
Impact Strength 64 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2695 psi
Stiffness 2101 2441 1000 psi
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Max. crushing strength = high
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very high
Toughness-Hammer drop (impact strength) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Bending strength (MOR) = low

Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 3 Southern Asia,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesDesch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Purkayastha, S.K.,1982,Indian woods: Their identifications, properties and uses, Vol. IV,Myrlacene to Symploceae,Controller of Publications, New DelhiSekhar, A.C., Bhatnagar, S.S.,1957,Physical and mechanical properties of woods tested at Forest Research,Institute Report V,Indian Forest Records (n.s) Timber Mechanics 1(6) pp123-35Tewari, M.C., Jain, J.C.,1980,Utilization of Secondary Species,Journal of the National Building Organization 25(2) pp1-6
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