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Resak
Resak (Vatica tonkinensis)

Family: Fagaceae

Common names: Chan thip, Lau tau, Mascalwood, Narig, Resak, Taungsagaing, Tralak

Distributed in: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Several species in the Vatica genus are reported to occur in the Malay Peninsula and the Philippines. In the Philippines, the species are distributed in the primary forests at low to medium elevations.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Construction, Crossties, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Furniture , Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Sub-flooring, Turnery

Product sources: Although the generic vernacular name of Vatica is Resak, the name has been used to refer to other species. Vatica timbers are very similar in characteristcs to those of Cotylelobium, and they are usually combined and marketed together under the trade name, Resak.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellowish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterNon-lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack by marine borers and termites, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Contains silica

Kiln Schedules: US Kiln-drying schedule Table 501, Schedule Code (14-15) has been recommended for 4/4 stock

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Drying Defects: End splitting, Internal Honeycombing Possible

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Reported to be hard and dense

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is resistant

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Polishing: Poor to Very Poor;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 780 1276 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 394 664 kg/cm2
Hardness 689 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 158 kg/cm2
Stiffness 132 159 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11106 18162 psi
Hardness 1519 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 5606 9457 psi
Shearing Strength 2259 psi
Stiffness 1882 2274 1000 psi
Toughness 360 inch-lbs

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

Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, and E.M. Wengert. 1988.Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods - Temperate and Tropical.United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaysia Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Keating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1Reyes, 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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