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Brush mahogany
Brush mahogany (Geissois benthami)

Family: Cunoniaceae

Common names: Brush mahogany, Leatherjacket, Marara, Mountain cedar, Red bean, Red carabeen, Red carrabeen, Red carrobean, Tile seed

Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Plywood, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureFine

Natural durability: Non-resistant to marine borers, Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

LightInduced Color Change: Lighter

Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is rapid

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Slight collapse and honeycomb

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Easy to nail

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Routing is difficult

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 624 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large

Anderson, R.H.,1947,The Trees of New South Wales,New South Wales Department of AgricultureAudas, J.W.,Native Trees of Australia,Whitcombe & Tombs PTY. LtdAustralia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1968,Working Properties of some Native and Imported Timbers,Forestry Commission of New South Wales, Technical Publication No.8Australia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1988,Furniture Timbers of New South Wales,Forest Commission, N.S.W., Aust. Tech. Publication No.1Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, MelbourneBootle, K.R.,1971,The Commercial Timbers of New South Wales and their use,Angus & Robertson (publishers) PTY LtdFrancis, W.D.,1951,Australian Rain-forest Trees,Commonwealth of Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau
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