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Ghittoe
Ghittoe (Halfordia scleroxyloa)

Family: Rutaceae

Common names: Ghittoe, Kerosene wood, Saffron heart, Saffronheart

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

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Billiard-cue butts, Boat building (general), Fishing rods, Flooring, Heavy construction, Joinery, Mine timbers, Shade rollers

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeThe grain isStraight, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Very durable

Drying Defects: Slight end splitting

Ease of Drying: Moderate

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Cutting Resistance: Cutting resistance with dry wood is variable

Gluing: Gluing is often difficult

Response to hand tools: Variable qualities



  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 801 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 849 785 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 50 lbs/ft3
Weight 53 49 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft

Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, MelbourneBolza, E.,1976,Timber and Health,Div. Building Res. C.S.I.R.O. AustraliaFrancis, W.D.,1951,Australian Rain-forest Trees,Commonwealth of Australia - Forestry and Timber BureauKeating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1
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