Wood inspector

Family: Moraceae

Common names: Lakooch, Tampang

Distributed in: Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Oars, Poles, Railroad ties

Product sources: Pacific madrone has little commercial value for lumber, although it is well suited for many applications including turned work, bowls, novelties and souvenirs. It is available in limited supplies in lumber form on the west coast of the United States. The burl of the tree, which is very popular for furniture work and marquetry, is scarce and very expensive when available.Pacific madrone is the most plentiful hardwood in the Siskoyou Mountains and interior coast ranges of the Southwest subregion of Oregon. It is also the second most abundant hardwood in northern California, and is common in the Puget Sound and Olympic subregion in the state of Washington.

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Polishing: Poor to Very Poor;