Wood inspector

Family: Fagaceae

Common names: Berangan, Evergreen chinkapin, Indian chestnut, New Guinea oak, Philippine chestnut, Thite

Distributed in: Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka to Indomalesia.

Common uses: Balusters, Barrels, Beams, Bedroom suites, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Joinery, Ladders , Light construction, Paneling , Shakes, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer

Product sources: Seldom available in quantities that would make it commercially valuable.

Environment profile: Questionable

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isGreen/grey, Pinkish brownand the sapwoodStraw colored to grayish-white, White.The grain isStraight, the textureUneven

Natural durability: Susceptible to termite attack, Very durable

Odor: No taste

Drying Defects: Honeycombing possible, Prone to checking

Ease of Drying: Requires slow to moderate drying schedule.

Comments: Castanopsis acuminatissima is a true oak, and is closely related to species in the genus Quercus of the northern hemisphere

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on cutting edges is rated as moderate to high

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Good carving qualities

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to fairly difficult to saw

Gluing: Poor to Very Poor Results

Mortising: good

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Difficult to nail, Nails hold poorly

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Routing recessing: Routing yields good results

Sanding: Good sanding finish

Screwing: Poor screw holding properties ; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Good; Staining: Fair to Good;