DESCRIPTION: Heartwood is a uniform golden brown without markings. Grain is usually straight to slightly wavy. Texture is coarse, uneven & oily to the touch, sometimes with a white glistening deposit. Weight varies from about 38lbs to 43lbs per cu. ft. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Southeast Asia (Burma, Union of Myanmar) BOTANICAL NAME: Tectona Grandis WORKING PROPERTIES: Medium resistance to cutting tools with a severe blunting effect. Pre-drilling required for nailing. Gluing is good on freshly planed or sanded surfaces. Fine machine dust is a skin irritant. Stains well and takes a satisfactory finish, especially an oil finish. USES: Extensively used in ship and boat building for decking, rails, hatches, etc. Furniture & cabinetmaking, flooring, garden furniture, chemical vats, fume ducts, laboratory benches, plywood & decorative veneers. SIZES: Surfaced on two sides to 1 3/4" thickness by 6" & wider by 36"-96" in lengths. NOTE: Widths & lengths may vary up to 1/16" of an inch.
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