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Thitpok
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;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,29
Density 336 kg/m3
Bending Strength 239 354 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 137 241 kg/cm2
Hardness 132 kg
Impact Strength 68 cm
Shearing Strength 58 kg/cm2
Stiffness 66 78 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 336 272 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 40 cm-kg
Static Bending 199 351 kg/cm2
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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