Canary cheesewood (Sarcocephalus cordatus)
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Common names: Canary cheesewood
Distributed in: India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: The genus Sarcocephalus is well represented in southeast Asia, including the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula. S. cordatus occurs in the Philippines, India, Burma, and Sri Lanka.
Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isPurple, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isShallowly interlocked, the textureModerately fine to slightly coarse and the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Odor: No distinct odor or taste
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Checking, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Seasons with little degrade
Comments: Medicinal purposes Yield edible fruit
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Pre-Boring Recommended
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Works in most operations without difficulty to produce a clean finish
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results
Veneering qualities: Difficult to veneer
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Poor to Very Poor;
- Numerical data Metric
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Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Howard, A.L. 1920. A Manual of the Timbers of the World:Their Characteristics and Uses, Third Edition. McMillan and Co., London, 751 pp.Reyes, L.J. 1938. Philippine Woods. Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Technical Bulletin 7, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Bureau of Printing, Manila.
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