Wood inspector

Family: Juglandaceae

Common names: Cheo, Cheo tia, Taiwan engelhardtia

Distributed in: Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Southeast Asia (Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, China, and Taiwan).

Common uses: Beams, Bedroom suites, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Flooring, Furniture , Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Packing cases, Parquet flooring, Plain veneer, Plywood, Poles, Porch columns, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rough construction, Structural plywood, Structural work, Studs, Sub-flooring, Turnery, Utility plywood, Utility poles, Veneer

Environment profile: Little threat to its survival, at least in the immediate future

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow

Drying Defects: Splitting, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Satisfactory properties

Carving: Satisfactory results

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Surface Preparation

Mortising: Satisfactory mortising properties

Moulding: Satisfactory properties

Movement in Service: Satisfactory properties

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds nails well

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Fairly good

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Satisfactory

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy ; Turning: Responds satisfactorily

Painting: Surface Preparation; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;