Aranthal (Pajanelia rheedii)
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common names: Aranthal, Arlantha, Beka, I-pong, Kaukonda, Kyaungdauk, Paiyani
Distributed in: Burma, India, Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Boat building (general), Canoes
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isInterlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Resistant to wood staining fungal attack, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Distortion
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government PressDesch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. LondonNg, F.S.P.,1978,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 3,Forest Department Ministry of Primary Industries Malaysia
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