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Northern silver ash
Northern silver ash (Flindersia pubescens)

Family: Rutaceae

Common names: Australian maple, Flindersia, New guinea silkwood, Northern silver ash, Queensland maple, Silkwood, Silkwood maple, Silver ash

Distributed in: Australia, Papua New Guinea (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Queensland, Australia and into Papua New Guinea.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Gunstocks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Musical instruments , Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling , Piano keys, Pianos , Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rifle stock, Sounding boards, Veneer, Violin bows, Violin, Wainscotting, Wardrobes, Xylophones

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodSapwood is considered narrow , Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterSilky luster

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

Odor: Slightly scented

Kiln Schedules: T3-C2(4/4) US

Drying Defects: Expect slight collapse and honeycombing, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy Radial - 3.5% Shrinkage fom green to 12% MC Tangential - 5.0 The material is reported to season satisfactorily.

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to fairly difficult to saw

Gluing: Good gluing properties

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Good nailing properties

Planing: Torn grain is common machining defect

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work

Sanding: Contains alkaloids giving it good acid resistance


Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 544 kg/m3
Bending Strength 695 1026 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 58 86 kg/cm2
Hardness 533 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 125 kg/cm2
Stiffness 105 130 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 169 cm-kg
Static Bending 402 596 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9898 14602 psi
Crushing Strength 839 1235 psi
Density 34 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1176 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 4616 7928 psi
Shearing Strength 1789 psi
Static Bending 5723 8477 psi
Stiffness 1499 1852 1000 psi
Toughness 147 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.58 0.6


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