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Judastree
Judastree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

Family: Cercidiphyllaceae

Common names: Judastree, Katsura

Distributed in: China, Japan (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Moldings, Musical instruments, Paneling, Railroad ties, Turnery

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isGreen/grey, Pale brownand the sapwoodBrown, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Moderately durable

Ease of Drying: Easy

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Mortising: Easy to mortise

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting


Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 400 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 400 336 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 25 lbs/ft3
Weight 25 21 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %

Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small

Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No.5 Philippines and Japan,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesChen, C.L.,1962,The Physical Properties of 101 Chinese Woods,Forest Products Journal 12(7) pp339-42I.U.F.R.O.,1973,Veneer Species of the World,Assembled at F.P.L. Madison on behalf of I.U.F.R.O. Working Party on,Slicing and Veneer CuttingRendle, B.J.,1969,World Timbers (3 Vols.,Ernest Benn Ltd. London
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