Wood inspector

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Common names: Damoni, Dao, Dorea, Lamio, Loup, New Guinea walnut, New Guineawood, Paldao, Sengkuan

Distributed in: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Widely distributed in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific Islands, including New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Gunstocks, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Moldings, Musical instruments , Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rifle stock, Turnery

Environment profile: Status unknown due to inadequate information

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 250-300 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWide, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack by marine borers, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Splitting, Thinner stock may warp

Ease of Drying: Requires special attention

Blunting Effect: Medium dulling effect on cutting edges

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Satisfactory gluing properties

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Good nailing characteristics, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant to preservative treatment

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Good screwing properties; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

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