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Location:
Indonesia, Malaysia
Specific
Gravity:
0.36
Weight:
1.88 lb/bf, 360 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Fine, closed
Pattern:
Straight
Hardness:
Very Soft
Strength:
Very Weak
Tangential
Stability:
4.0%
Radial
Stability:
2.0%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Very Easy
Working with
Power Tools:
Very Easy
Gluing:
Excellent
Finishing:
Excellent
Uses:
Carving, drawing boards, handicrafts, lightweight trim,
patternmaking.
Comments:
Favorite
of carvers, similar to but more stable than basswood. Resin
extract used to make chewing gum. |
