Adusoge (Cipadessa fruticosa)
Family: Meliaceae
Common names: Adusoge, Chandbera, Chedubira, Chendbera, Gud mei, Hal-bembiya, Kiner, Nal bila, Pulippan cheddi, Purudona, Ranabili, Sidugoli
Distributed in: Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Carvings, Fuelwood, Turnery
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isRed, Redand the sapwoodBrown
.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Non-resistant to termites, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries at a moderate speed
Drying Defects: Distortion, Internal Honeycombing Possible
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
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Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, IndiaBourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government Press
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