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Buni vizolo
Buni vizolo (Calophyllum vitiense)

Family: Guttiferae

Common names: Buni vizolo, Calophyllum, Damanu, Gwarogwaro, Kioli, Mengeri, Vivinjolo

Distributed in: Fiji [Polynesia], Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Matches, Musical instruments, Paneling, Particleboard, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isVariable figure, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack

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

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

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds nails well

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Sanding: Poor results

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

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Satisfactory turning properties

Painting: Good; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 592 kg/m3
Bending Strength 570 892 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 317 499 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 124 kg/cm2
Stiffness 105 121 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 576 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8110 12699 psi
Density 37 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 4513 7107 psi
Shearing Strength 1775 psi
Stiffness 1501 1734 1000 psi
Weight 36 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Max. crushing strength = medium 0
Bending strength (MOR) = medium 1
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate

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.,62Bolza, E.,1981,The Mechanical properties of 33 Solomon Islands timbers,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Building Research. Technical Paper (2nd series) No.37Fiji 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, 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,1Solomon Islands,1976,Solomon Islands Timbers - Major Species,For Div. Min. Nat. Resources, Honiara, Timber Booklet 1
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