Bonsum (Phoebe hainesiana)
Family: Lauraceae
Common names: Angaria, Bonsum
Distributed in: India (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Boxes and crates, Building materials, Chairs, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Interior construction, Packing cases, Planks, Plywood, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural plywood, Tables , Utility furniture, Wardrobes
Environment profile: Status within its natural growth range has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
and the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWeak (figure), the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Resistant to powder post beetles, Susceptible to insect attack
Odor: Has an odor
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Ring Shakes, Uneven Moisture Content
Ease of Drying: Rapidly
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to Work
Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Specific Gravity |
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Hoebe timbers are generally soft, with moderate properties in weight, strength, and stability
Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Limaye, V.D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and Their Properties, Uses, and Suitability. Indian Forest Records (New Series). Timber Mechanics. Volume 1 No. 2. Manager of Publications (Publisher, DelhiRecord, S.J. and C.D. Mell. 1924. Timbers of the Tropical America. Published on the Foundation Established in Memory of Amasa Stone Mather, Yale University Press, New Haven CT.
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