Dark Red Meranti Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Dark Red Meranti Alternative Name 1: Dark Red Lauan
Dark Red Meranti Amount of Figure: Insufficient Data Available
Dark Red Meranti Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Dark Red Meranti Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Dark Red Meranti Available As Lumber: Yes
Dark Red Meranti Available as Veneer: Yes
Dark Red Meranti Available only in small sizes: No
Dark Red Meranti Bending Strength: Moderate
Dark Red Meranti Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Dark Red Meranti Botanical Name: Shorea acuminata, negrosensis
Dark Red Meranti Carving: Good, easy to carve
Dark Red Meranti Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Dark Red Meranti Color of Wood: Red Brown
Dark Red Meranti Contrast between growth rings: Insufficient Data Available
Dark Red Meranti Crushing Strength: Moderate
Dark Red Meranti Decorative Figure: No
Dark Red Meranti Density: High
Dark Red Meranti Drilling: Fair or Satisfactory
Dark Red Meranti Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Dark Red Meranti Gluing: Good
Dark Red Meranti Grain: Interlocked
Dark Red Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Insufficient Data Available
Dark Red Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Dark Red Meranti Hand Tooling: Average
Dark Red Meranti Hardness: Average
Dark Red Meranti Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Dark Red Meranti Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological and respiratory problems
Dark Red Meranti Interlocked Grain: No
Dark Red Meranti Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Dark Red Meranti Machine Tools: Average
Dark Red Meranti Mortising: Good
Dark Red Meranti Movement after drying: Low
Dark Red Meranti Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Dark Red Meranti Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Dark Red Meranti Natural Durability: Moderately durable
Dark Red Meranti Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Dark Red Meranti Painting: Good
Dark Red Meranti Planing: Fair
Dark Red Meranti Polishing: Fair
Dark Red Meranti Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 42
Dark Red Meranti Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 42
Dark Red Meranti Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
Dark Red Meranti Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
Dark Red Meranti Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Dark Red Meranti Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Dark Red Meranti Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Dark Red Meranti Shaping: Good
Dark Red Meranti Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Dark Red Meranti Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Dark Red Meranti Specific Gravity: Very high
Dark Red Meranti Specific Gravity maximum: .67
Dark Red Meranti Specific Gravity minimum: .67
Dark Red Meranti Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Dark Red Meranti Steam Bending: Poor
Dark Red Meranti Stiffness: Moderate
Dark Red Meranti Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Dark Red Meranti Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
Dark Red Meranti Toughness: Low
Dark Red Meranti Turning: Good
Dark Red Meranti Weight: Heavy
Dark Red Meranti Wood Defects: Thick stock may check (or split)
Dark Red Meranti Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Dark Red Meranti Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Carving: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Cooperage: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Flooring: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Furniture: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Handles: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Heavy Construction: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Inlay: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Interior Finish: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Light Construction: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Marine Applications: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Marquetry: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Millwork: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Models and Patterns: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Musical Instruments: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Novelties: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Dark Red Meranti Use for Shingles: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Sports Equipment: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Turnery: no
Dark Red Meranti Use for Woodenware: no