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DamanuDamanu
Damanu (Calophyllum leucocarpum)

Family: Guttiferae

Common names: Damanu, Fijian calophyllum

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

Common uses: Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Paneling, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Colors: the heart isPink, Reddish brownand the sapwoodRed, White to yellow.The grain isVariable figure, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Boring: Poor to very poor results

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Fair to Good Results

Mortising: Poor to Very Poor

Moulding: Poor to Very Poor

Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor

Nailing: Holds nails well

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Resistance to Splitting: Satisfactory

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Sanding: Poor to Very Poor Results

Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling, There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits

Turning: Satisfactory turning properties

Polishing: Poor to Very Poor;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 657 kg/m3
Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 132 kg/cm2
Stiffness 122 141 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 641 512 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi
Density 41 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 1883 psi
Stiffness 1748 2018 1000 psi
Weight 40 32 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Max. crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.

Bolza, 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 Department of Forestry,1972,Guide to the use of local timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.55Fiji Forestry Department,1966,The Properties and Potential Uses of Damanu (Calophyllum species) A,Summary of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No. 9, Department of Forestry, Suva, FijiFiji Forestry Department,1969,Timbers for Flooring A Note on Current & Potential Species,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.36, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji
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