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Merbau (also Ipil and Kwila)
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Intsia ssp.
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| Sample is square-edged solid strip. Top portion is finished with a water-based urethane; the bottom with an oil-modified polyurethane. |
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Merbau (also Ipil and Kwila)
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|
Intsia ssp.
|
|
| Sample is square-edged solid strip. Top portion is finished with a water-based urethane; the bottom with an oil-modified polyurethane. |
Appearance
COLOR: Heartwood is yellowish to orange-brown
when freshly cut, turning brown or dark red-brown upon exposure.
GRAIN: Straight to interlocked or wavy; coarse
texture.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: Moderate
to high variation in color.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 1925; 49% harder than Northern
red oak.
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Excellent (change coefficient
.00158; 57% more stable than red oak). However, actual installations have demonstrated
significant movement in use.
DURABILITY: Strength is comparable to hickory,
but density is somewhat lower.
Workability
SAWING/MACHINING: Sawing is difficult; wood
gums saw teeth and dulls cutting edges; carbide tooling recommended.
SANDING: Sands satisfactorily.
NAILING: Good holding ability.
FINISHING: Wood stains black in contact with
ferrous metals or moisture.
COMMENTS: High resistance to termites.
Cost (relative to
plainsawn select red oak)
MULTIPLIER: 1.25
Availability
Limited.
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