Fig (Ficus glaucescens)
Family: Moraceae
Common names: Fig, Kumakaballi
Distributed in: Guyana (Latin America)
Common uses: Boxes and crates, Heavy construction, Light construction, Matches, Plywood
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Very Good to Excellent Results
Screwing: Pre-boring recommended, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
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