Wood inspector

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Common names: Angu, Apitong, Bebe, Dau, Eng, Heng, Huevos de gato, In, Keruing, Lagan, Lagunero, Mututi, Nogal falso, Palo de pollo, Pau sangua, Sangre, Sangre de drago, Sangrillo, Yang, Yaya sangre

Distributed in: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sarawak). This tree is commonly found in lowland heath forest and occasionally in mixed swamp forest.

Common uses: Beams, Boat building, Building construction, Cabin construction, Canoes, Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Crossties, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Heavy construction, Joists, Lifeboats, Light construction, Pallets, Parquet flooring, Plain veneer, Plywood, Porch columns, Railroad ties, Rough construction, Shipbuilding, Structural plywood, Sub-flooring, Utility plywood, Veneer

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWide, Yellow.The grain isStraight to shallowly interlocked, the textureModerately coarseand the lusterNon-lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to termite attack

Odor: Strong resinous smell associated with freshly cut wood

Silica Content: Likely to have significant impact on machining

Kiln Schedules: T3 - D2 (4/4); T3 - D1 (8/4) US

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Splitting, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Saw teeth blunted rapidly and severely by some stock

Gluing: Fairly difficult to glue

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Satisfactory nailing properties, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Good sanding properties

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Steaming accompanied by severe resin exudation

Screwing: Poor to Very Poor Results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Wood containing silica may severely blunt cutting edges

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;