Arkol (Rhus succedanea) 
	 
	Family: Anacardiaceae  
	
	Common names: Arkol, Dingkain, Hurku, Japanese sumach, Lakhar, Raniwalai, Rikhul, Serhnyok, Shash, Tatri, Titar, Wax tree 
 Distributed in: Brazil, Burma, China, India, Japan, Korea-North, Korea-South, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand (Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia) 
 Common uses: Agricultural implements, Chemical derivatives, Joinery, Light construction  
	
	
	Colors: the heart isRed, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous
	  
	
	Natural durability: Moderately durable, Moderately durable 
 Ease of Drying: Easy
 
 Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good  
 Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
 
 Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
 
 Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
 
 Response to hand tools: Responds Readily 
 Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
  		
	
	
	Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy		
	  
	
	Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; 
	  
	
	
    
    - Numerical data Metric
 
    - Numerical data English
 
    - Strength properties
 
    - References
 
     
     
     
     
	
      
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		| Specific Gravity | 
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		| Density | 
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		512 | 
		kg/m3 |  
     
		| Bending Strength | 
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		kg/cm2 |  
     
		| Crushing Strength | 
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		kg/cm2 |  
     
		| Hardness | 
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		kg |  
     
		| Impact Strength | 
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		cm |  
     
		| Shearing Strength | 
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		kg/cm2 |  
     
		| Stiffness | 
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		1000 kg/cm2 |  
     
		| Tangential Shrinkage | 
		9 | 
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		% |  
     
		| Radial Shrinkage | 
		6 | 
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		% |  
     
		| Weight | 
		496 | 
		400 | 
		kg/m3 |  
     
		| Maximum Load | 
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		cm-kg/cm3 |  
     
		| Toughness | 
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		cm-kg |  
     
		| Static Bending | 
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		kg/cm2 |  
     
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        |   |   |   |  | Item  | Green  | Dry  | English  |  | Density  |   | 32  | lbs/ft3   |  | Weight  | 31  | 25  | lbs/ft3   |  | Radial Shrinkage  | 6  |   | %   |  | Tangential Shrinkage  | 9  |   | %   |  | Volumetric Shrinkage  | 13  |   | %   |   |  
  
       Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large  Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large  Shrinkage, Radial = large  Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.  
   
       Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, IndiaBastos de Miranda, A.,1952,O Char no Brasil,Ann. Bras. Econ. Flor. 5(s) pp231-8Chen, C.L.,1962,The Physical Properties of 101 Chinese Woods,Forest Products Journal 12(7) pp339-42Chowdhury, K.A., Ghosh, S.S.,1958,Indian Woods: Their identification, properties and uses Vol. I,Dilleruaceae to Elaeocarpaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, IndiaE.H. Walker,1954,Important Trees of the Ryukyu Islands,United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands Special Bulletin,No. 3Ng, F.S.P. (Ed,1989,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 4,Forest Research Institute Malaysia Ministry of Primary Industries 
	 
    
	
       
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