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The timber is hard and moderately heavy to heavy and has been classified under Medium Hardwood with a density of 705-1,025 kg/m3 air dry. The timber is moderately durable. Texture is slightly coarse and even, with interlocked and irregular grain. The timber falls into Strength Group B. It is fairly easy to slightly difficult to resaw and is difficult to cross-cut. Planing is easy to slightly difficult and the planed surface is smooth. Nailing property is rated as excellent. The timber seasons fairly rapidly, with only slight cupping, bowing, end-checking and insect attacks as the main sources of degrade. 13 mm thick boards take 1.5 month to air dry, while 38 mm thick boards take 3.5 months. Shrinkage is rather high, especially in the radial direction, which averages 2.4% while the tangential shrinkage also averages 2.4%.
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