Wood inspector

Family:

Common names: Apa apa, Bengang, Durian, Punggai

Distributed in: Indonesia, Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Reported to have a wide distribution in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indomalesia.

Common uses: Blockboard, Boat building, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Canoes, Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hardboards, Interior trim, Joinery, Lifeboats, Light construction, Millwork, Moldings, Packing cases, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Plain veneer, Plywood, Poles, Precision instruments, Shipbuilding, Structural plywood, Sub-flooring, Trimming, Utility plywood, Utility poles, Veneer, Wainscotting

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUnevenand the lusterNon-lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to termite attack, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No characteristic taste

Silica Content: Some species in the genus are siliceous

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: There is a tendency for thin material to cup during air-drying. Close vertical stickers and weighting down stacks can eliminate or reduce cupping

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance

Gluing: Very good properties

Nailing: Easy to nail, Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Easily treated by pressure impregnation and open-tank processes Can be treated by cold soaking using preservative oils.

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Turning: Responds well

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;