Wood inspector

Family: Podocarpaceae

Common names: Amunu, Black pine, Cipres, Cipresillo lorito, Cipricillo, Dilang butiki, Djamudju, Kuasi, Landin, Malaalmaciga, Manio, Maniu, Matai, Miro, Mse, Musenene, Mushunga, Paya, Pinho Bravo, Pino castaneto, Pino chaquiro, Podo, Podoc, Th

Distributed in: Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: The growth range of this Southeast Asia species includes the Indo-Malayan region, New Zealand, New Guinea, Borneo, and extends to the Fiji Islands.

Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Cooperages, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Vehicle parts

Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodNot clearly defined from sapwood , White/Straw .The grain isStreaks (figure), the textureFine and uniform

Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T8 - D4S (8/4) US

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Juvenile wood may check severely , Unweighted boards may twist and check

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: Juvenile wood may be present

Boring: Some chipping occurs at tool exits

Carving: Softer matierial may crumble

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Generally mortises well

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Fair to Good , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: May be some crumbling working with softer end-grain material

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Good response

Routing recessing: Generally good

Sanding: Denser stock sands well

Turning: Good results

Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Good; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;