Wood inspector

Family: Guttiferae

Common names: Bintangor, Bitanghol, Bitaog, Damanu, Fteh, Ka thang han, Ka thang lan, Legitu, Penaga, Poon, Rakich, Tamanou, Tang hon, Wangu

Distributed in: Fiji, India, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: In Kerala, at the southernmost corner of India. Relatively small pockets of the original tropical evergreen forests remain, which is where this species grows.

Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Bent Parts, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Construction, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Sub-flooring, Utility furniture, Wardrobes

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish-brown.The grain isInterlocked, the textureUneven texturedand the lusterLustrous

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

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T2 - D4 (4/4); T2 - D3 (8/4) US

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Moderate twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fair to Good , Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Special attention required

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is easily treatable

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;