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Location:
West Africa, Indonesia
Specific
Gravity:
0.72
Weight:
2.34 lb/bf, 720 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Coarse, open
Pattern:
Straight and interlocked
Hardness:
Medium
Strength:
Strong
Tangential
Stability:
N/A
Radial
Stability:
N/A
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Easy
Working with
Power Tools:
Very Easy
Gluing:
Good
Finishing:
Excellent
Uses:
Furniture, cabinets, tool and knife handles, carvings,
turnings, wheels, flooring, billiard tables, trim, veneer.
Comments:
Valued for its durability. Very stable, resists decay.
Potential irritant. Endangered. |
