Chloroxylon swieteniaChloroxylon swietenia

East Indian Satinwood – Ceylon satinwood

Botanical Name : Chloroxylon swietenia – French Name : Satinwood indien

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Description

  • -Height : 50 ‘(Max 65’)
    -Diameter : 1 ‘(Max 3’)
    -Lifespan :
    – Growth :
  • -Weight : 5.10 lbs / bft
    -Hardness : 2600 lbs
    -Color: light yellow or golden yellow to orange-brown, dark streaks
    -Sapwood : Little distinct, whitish yellow, paler than the heartwood
    -Grain : Fine texture and even; very bright; tightly nested grain, often with an attractive mottle figure
    -Texture : Fine, uniform, lustrous high
    -Machining : Hard with manual tools
    -Sawmilling : Difficult
    -Blunting : Medium to important
    -Molding : Low
    -Planing : – Medium to low
    -Shaping :
    -Turning : Good
    -Boring : Low
    -Mortising : Low
    -Sanding : Low
    -Polishing : Good
    -Finishing : Good
    -Bending :
    -Nailing : Medium (Pre-drilling)
    -Gluing : Good
    -Stability: Good
    -Durability: Very good
    -Environment:
    -Uses : Patios, Tray, Folding, Railway sleepers, Floors, Furniture, Shipbuilding, Tools, Turning, Tanks – Boxes & Packs, Jointing, Plywood,
    -Precautions : Wearing a mask and long sleeves are recommended
    -Budgetary price : Very high