Thitpok (Tetrameles nudiflora)
Family: Datiscaceae
Common names: Baing, Bao-awny, Bhelu, Bolong, Bolur, Bondale, Bondsa, Cheeni, Chini, Chundal, Hoogia, Hoongia, Jermala, Jermalu, Kapang, Kapsin, Mai-nao-nau, Mai-taung, Mai-yum-myen, Maina, Mainakat, Mengkundor, Mugunu, Nigunu, Payomko, Piyei, Sandugaza, Sawbya, Som pong, Sompong, Tetrameles, Thitpok, Tseikpoban, Tulla, Tung, Ugad, Ugado, Vella chini, Vella pasa
Distributed in: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (Africa, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: The species occurs in the Indo-Malayan region. In India, Thitpok grows in deciduous forests at elevations of up to 3000 feet (915 m). It is also reported to occur in Burma and Thailand.
Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Cooperages, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Fishnet floats, Floats, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hardboards, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matchboxes, Matches, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Particleboard, Partitions, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Sporting Goods, Stairworks, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Environment profile: Status unknown in some areas due to inadequate information
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodSame as heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Kiln Schedules: UK=A US=T2D4/T2D3 Fr=1
Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Moderate twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Easy
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Slight dulling effect on cutting tools
Boring: Responds readily to boring tools with good results
Carving: Carves well in dry condition
Cutting Resistance: Low resistance to sawing
Gluing: Glues well
Mortising: The timber mortises readily with ordinary machine tools to yield clean surfaces
Moulding: Very good moulding properties
Movement in Service: Very good moulding properties
Nailing: Holds nails well, Satisfactory nailing properties
Planing: Responds well to hand and machine tools
Resistance to Impregnation: Responds well to preservative treatment
Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools
Routing recessing: Very good routing results
Sanding: Good sanding properties
Veneering qualities: Suitable for veneers
The timber is reported to peel cleanly into veneers
Screwing: Holds screws well
; Turning: Yields clean surfaces
Polishing: Poor;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,29 |
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Density |
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336 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
239 |
354 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
137 |
241 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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132 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
|
68 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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58 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
66 |
78 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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% |
Weight |
336 |
272 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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40 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
199 |
351 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 3400 | 5038 | psi | Density | | 21 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 292 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 27 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 1960 | 3430 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 830 | psi | Static Bending | 2842 | 4998 | psi | Stiffness | 945 | 1116 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 35 | inch-lbs | Specific Gravity | 0.29 | | | Weight | 21 | 17 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. 1 Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Bending strength (MOR) = very low Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Hardness (side grain) = very soft Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = small Max. crushing strength = low Max. crushing strength (stiffness) = very low Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Soft Dents or scratches easily Compression strength (parallel to grain) = low Bending strength (MOR) = low
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