Wood inspector

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Common names: Angu, Apitong, Bebe, Dau, Eng, Gurjun, 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: Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak). A very large tree found in mixed dipterocarp forests on undulating land and hillsides. It is an important source of keruing timber.

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: Status unknown due to inadequate information

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodGrey, Wide.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

Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: High shrinkage is common

Blunting Effect: Fairly severe blunting effect on cutters

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

Gluing: Fairly difficult to glue

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Satisfactory nailing properties

Planing: Straight grained and easy to work in most machining operations

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Easy 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

Turning: Wood containing silica may severely blunt cutting edges

Polishing: Resin exudation impacts polishing/finishing ;