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Qumu
Qumu (Acacia richii)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Qumu

Distributed in: Fiji [Polynesia] (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Paneling, Sporting Goods, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Tree size: Tree height is 60-70 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodDifferent than heartwood .The grain isVariable (figure), the textureMedium

Natural durability: Resistant to powder post beetles, Susceptible to insect attack

Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is fairly rapid

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Pre-Boring Recommended

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Possible if prebored, Pre-boring recommended; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 817 kg/m3
Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 162 kg/cm2
Stiffness 155 179 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 801 657 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi
Density 51 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2312 psi
Stiffness 2208 2546 1000 psi
Weight 50 41 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %

Max. crushing strength = high 1
Bending strength (MOR) = high 1
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high 0
Density (dry weight)= 53 - 60 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high

Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38Fiji Forestry Department,1970,The Properties and Potential Uses of Qumu (Acacia richii) A Summary of,C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.51,,Department of Forestry, Suva, FijiFiji Forestry Department,1981,The Properties and Uses of 43 Indigenous and Exotic Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.71Keating, 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,1
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