Gegatal (Schima noronhae)
Family: Theaceae
Common names: Gegatal, Hoeroe batoe, Hoeroe manoek, Kelat gelugor, Madang boengkar, Madang miang, Mang-tan, Medang bekawi, Medang changkok, Medang gatal, Panma, Poespa, Puspa, Seru, Simar toloe, Simartolu, Thityabyu
Distributed in: Indonesia, Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Heavy construction, Light construction
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodYellow
.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Durable, Perishable
Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast
Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Rapidly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Poor to Very Poor
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results
Screwing: Very Good to Excellent Results
; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Satisfactory;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Flemmioh, C.O.,1959,Timber Utilization in Malaysia,Malayan Forest Records 13, Govt. Printer SingaporeKraemer, J.H.,1951,Trees of the Western Pacific Region,West Lafayette, Indiana U.S.A.Lee, Y.H., Lopez, D.T.,1968,The Machining Properties of some Malayan Timbers,Malayan Forester,3,pp194-210
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