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Merpauh
Merpauh (Swintonia sp.)

Family: Anacardiaceae

Common names: Boilam, Khan thong, Merpauh, Selan, Taung thayet

Distributed in: Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Various species in the Swintonia genus are distributed from Burma and the Malay Peninsula eastward into Borneo. They also occur in Cambodia and the Philippines.

Common uses: Balusters, Boat building, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Canoes, Construction, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Figured veneer, Interior construction, Lifeboats, Light construction, Matchboxes, Matches, Moldings, Packing cases, Plain veneer, Shipbuilding, Stairworks, Stringers, Veneer

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm

Colors: the heart isTangential surfaces show a dark zig-zag figure , Yellowish brownand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, Red.The grain isStraight to interlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Likely to have significant impact on machining

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow

Drying Defects: Splitting, Staining

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: Tension wood may be present

Blunting Effect: Medium effect

Boring: Fair results

Carving: Material with interlocked grain is fairly difficult to carve

Cutting Resistance: Tension wood may blunt saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Routing recessing: Routing characteristics are generally good

Turning: Tension wood causes rough surfaces

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,61 0,62
Density 721 kg/m3
Bending Strength 798 1048 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 395 528 kg/cm2
Hardness 590 kg
Impact Strength 76 86 cm
Shearing Strength 136 kg/cm2
Stiffness 157 170 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 1105 705 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,77 1,05 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11362 14906 psi
Density 45 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1301 lbs
Impact Strength 30 34 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 5622 7510 psi
Shearing Strength 1945 psi
Stiffness 2236 2420 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 11 15 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.61 0.62
Weight 69 44 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Very heavy
Resists denting and marring
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers. Malayan Forest Records, 28(30):315-318.Foxworthy, F.W. 1921. Commercial Woods of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Forest Records, No. 1. Malayan Science Bulletin, Malaya.
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