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East Indian ebonyEast Indian ebony
East Indian ebony (Diospyros mindanaensis)

Family: Ebenaceae

Common names: Ata ata, Camagon, East Indian ebony, Ebony persimmon, Itom itom, Kamagong, Kanran, Kaya arang, Kayu malam, Kukuo, Marblewood, Mgiriti, Msindi, Nyareti, Omenowa, Philippine ebony, Tayung, Ugau

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

Distribution overview: Indo-Malayan region, probably at low altitudes in the primary forests in the Philippines.

Common uses: Carvings, Drum sticks, Inlay work, Marquetry, Musical instruments , Organ pipes, Ornamental work , Piano keys, Pianos , Sounding boards, Turnery, Violin bows, Violin, Woodwork , Xylophones

Product sources: The species is one of the largest and the most widely distributed of the genus Diospyros in the Philippines, and probably the best known. Its common name Ata-ata is often used to refer to other species in the genus when their origin is unknown.

Environment profile: Status unknown due to inadequate information

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isSmall heartwood, Yellowand the sapwoodWide, Yellowish after drying.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Non-resistant to powder post beetles, Non-resistant to termites

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Siliceous

Kiln Schedules: T3 - C2 (4/4); T3 - C1 (8/4) US

Drying Defects: Distortion, Resin Exudation

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: Severe blunting effect on cutting surfaces

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Satisfactory sawing properties

Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Possible if prebored

Planing: Special attention required

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results

Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Poor to Very Poor; Staining: Poor to Very Poor; Varnishing: Poor to Very Poor;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 888 1254 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness 920 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 138 146 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 496 cm-kg
Static Bending 569 932 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12642 17841 psi
Hardness 2029 lbs
Static Bending 8098 13269 psi
Stiffness 1965 2077 1000 psi
Toughness 431 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.63 0.66


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