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Burma lancewood
Burma lancewood (Homalium spp.)

Family: Flacourtiaceae

Common names: Bro kpah, Burma lancewood, Malas, Melefoufou, Myauk chaw, Myaukugo, Petaling padang, Puyot, Selimbar

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

Distribution overview: Burma to Indomalesia. A tree of primary, lowland, rain forest found between 50 - 600m.

Common uses: Balusters, Bent Parts, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Ceiling, Chairs, Chests, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Fine furniture, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Handles, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Millwork, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shafts/Handles, Shakes, Sheathing, Shingles, Siding, Stairrails, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Turnery, Utility furniture

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterDull

Natural durability: Non-resistant to termites, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste Some Homalium species are reported to have an iodine-like scent that may persist for a long time

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Severe end splitting, Severe surface checking

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: May contain crystals

Blunting Effect: Severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Generally good results

Cutting Resistance: Difficult to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fair to Good

Moulding: Fair to Good

Movement in Service: Fair to Good

Nailing: Fair to Good , Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Sanding: Good sanding qualities

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Good; Staining: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,68
Density 913 kg/m3
Bending Strength 950 1203 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 86 110 kg/cm2
Hardness 842 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 138 152 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 154 cm-kg
Static Bending 645 854 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13519 17123 psi
Crushing Strength 1225 1573 psi
Density 57 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1857 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 7071 8457 psi
Static Bending 9183 12152 psi
Stiffness 1970 2169 1000 psi
Toughness 134 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.68
Weight 52 43. lbs/ft3


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