Hill toon (Cedrela serrata)
Family: Meliaceae
Common names: Dalli, Dalra, Darli, Darloi, Darlu, Dauri, Drawi, Durla, Hill toon, Khinam, Khishing, Krishing, Soni, Surian bawang
Distributed in: India, Malaysia, Myanmar (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Malay Peninsula, Burma, and the northwestern Himalayan region in India.
Common uses: Boxes and crates, Chairs, Cigar boxes, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Packing cases, Planks, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tables , Utility furniture
Environment profile: The environmental status of this species within its geographical boundaries has not been officially determined.
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureUneven
Natural durability: Perishable, Sapwood susceptible to attack by powder post beetles
Odor: No taste
Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Abrasion: Moderate
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Fair to Good
Figured wood polishes to yield a very lustrous and ornamental finish; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
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Dry |
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Specific Gravity |
0,43 |
0,52 |
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Density |
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kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
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885 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
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70 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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391 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
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111 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
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Weight |
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kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | | 12589 | psi | Crushing Strength | | 1000 | psi | Hardness | | 862 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | | 7118 | psi | Stiffness | | 1581 | 1000 psi | Specific Gravity | 0.43 | 0.52 | | Weight | 46 | 33 | lbs/ft3 | |
Weight = medium Hardness = medium Crushing strength = high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high
It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch
Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Limaye, V. D.1954.Grouping of Indian Timbers and Their Properties, Uses, and Suitability.Indian Forest Records (New Series).Timber Mechanics. Volume 1 No. 2.Manager of Publications (Publisher, Delhi.Limaye, V. D. and B. R. Sen.1956.Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods.Indian Forest Records, New Series.Timber Mechanics.Volume 1 No. 4.Manager of Publications (Publisher, Delhi.Troup, R.S. 1909. Indian Woods and Their Uses. The Indian Forest Memoirs, Economic Products Series, Volume 1, No. 1. Superintendent, Government Printing, Calcutta, India.
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