Wood inspector

Family: Meliaceae

Common names: Aglaia, Agulasing, Alamag, Arangen, Arupag, Bakalau, Balui, Basinau, Batukanag, Daueng, Goi, Goi tia, Kaniwi, Kansayud, Kansulud, Magtabigi, Makopa, Malasaging, Malatapai, Maligang, Mapuneau, Salaking-pu, Salamingai, Tucang-calao

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

Distribution overview: Grows in China (Guangdong - Hainan) and Viet Nam, mainly in primary and secondary lowland forest up to 500m.

Common uses: Beams, Billiard-cue butts, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chests, Construction, Decorative veneer, Desks, Flooring, Foundation posts, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Gunstocks, Joinery, Joists, Lifeboats, Light construction, Paneling , Posts, Rifle stock, Rough construction, Shipbuilding, Turnery, Wharf construction, Windows

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodStraw colored to grayish-white, White.The grain isWavy, the textureFine

Odor: No taste

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement Reported to season well

Comments: Aglaia genus contains approximately 50 species in the Philippines, many of which are widely distributed, but none of which reaches large size. Except for hardness and color, timber from larger trees of the genus are very uniform in appearance, A general description of the genus can give the principal charactereristics of any species.The timber usually contains white or pink deposits

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Response to hand tools: Very sharp cutting edges are required to produce a smooth surface

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult