Formosan michelia (Michelia formosana)
Family: Magnoliaceae
Common names: Formosan michelia
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
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Odor: Has an odor
Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is fairly rapid
Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid
Drying Defects: Slight collapse and honeycomb, Slight twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Abrasion: High
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Sanding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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1000 kg/cm2 |
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Radial Shrinkage |
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Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
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,1Wang, 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
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