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Almaciga
Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis)

Family: Araucariaceae

Common names: Almaciga, Bindang, Dakua makadre, Damar minyak, Kauri, Kauri pine, Menghilan, Tolong

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

Distribution overview: This species is endemic to the Phillipines (Mindoro, Luzon, Mindanao). It grows in forests and on coral limestone in some places.

Common uses: Barrels, Boat building, Building construction, Canoes, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Figured veneer, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Interior construction, Interior trim, Lifeboats, Millwork, Plain veneer, Roofing, Shakes, Sheathing, Shingles, Siding, Vats, Veneer

Environment profile: Vulnerable This species is officially classified as Endangered or Vulnerable within its natural habitat in the Philippines (Source - World Conservation Monitoring Center - 1992 )

Tree size: Tree height is 60-70 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to termite attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T10 - D5S (4/4) T8 - D4S (8/4) US/T10 - D5S (4/4) T8 - D4S (8/4) US

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance to sawing

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Holds nails well, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: good

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood has low permeability

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Routing yields good results

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results;

Painting: Little or no surface prep required; Polishing: Good; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,36 0,33
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 445 834 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 30 64 kg/cm2
Hardness 310 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 98 kg/cm2
Stiffness 94 115 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 196 cm-kg
Static Bending 257 526 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6343 11870 psi
Crushing Strength 435 915 psi
Hardness 684 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 2851 5792 psi
Shearing Strength 1397 psi
Static Bending 3665 7485 psi
Stiffness 1346 1638 1000 psi
Toughness 171 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.36 0.33
Weight 48 lbs/ft3

Crushing strength = medium
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Hardwoods -Temperate and Tropical. USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Lumberman, 12(5):A-HWCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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