Wood inspector

Family: Verbenaceae

Common names: New Guinea white beech, Solomon Island White beech

Distributed in: India, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Papua New Guinea

Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Decks, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Planks, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stairworks, Stools, Turnery

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isStraw brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isShallowly interlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No distinct taste

Silica Content: Contains silica

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: The species is a good substitute for the closely-related White beech from Australia which is produced by Gmelina leichardtii, G. fasciculiflora , and G. dalrympleana

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Low cutting resistance

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Yields clean surfaces

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately permeable

Response to hand tools: Good response to hand tools

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Yields smooth surfaces

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Satisfactory screwing characteristics; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Surface Preparation; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Varnishing: Satisfactory;