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Wood Properties of Jelutong

Jelutong Amount of Figure

Low

Jelutong Amount of Natural Luster

Low

Jelutong Availability of Wood

Adequate

Jelutong Available As Lumber

Yes

Jelutong Available as Veneer

No

Jelutong Available only in small sizes

No

Jelutong Bending Strength

Low

Jelutong Blunting of Tool Blades

Low

Jelutong Botanical Name

Dyera costulata

Jelutong Carving

Good, easy to carve

Jelutong Clear Finish or Varnish

Very Good

Jelutong Color of Wood

Creamy White

Jelutong Contrast between growth rings

Diffuse Porous

Jelutong Crushing Strength

Low

Jelutong Decorative Figure

No

Jelutong Density

Moderate

Jelutong Drilling

Good

Jelutong Fill before Finishing

Insufficient Data Available

Jelutong Gluing

Good

Jelutong Grain

Straight

Jelutong Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn

Indistinct growth ring

Jelutong Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn

Indistinct growth ring stripe

Jelutong Hand Tooling

Average

Jelutong Hardness

Hard, difficult to dent

Jelutong Hardwood or Softwood

Hardwood

Jelutong Harmful Properties

Non Toxic

Jelutong Interlocked Grain

No

Jelutong Kiln-dried Shrinkage

Low

Jelutong Machine Tools

Average

Jelutong Mortising

Good

Jelutong Movement after drying

Low

Jelutong Nail Holding

Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out

Jelutong Nailing

Good - Seldom splits wood

Jelutong Natural Durability

Non-durable

Jelutong Number of Knots

Insufficient Data Available

Jelutong Painting

Good

Jelutong Planing

Good

Jelutong Polishing

Good

Jelutong Pounds per cubic foot maximum

29

Jelutong Pounds per cubic foot minimum

29

Jelutong Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware

No

Jelutong Sanding

Good

Jelutong Sawing

Low cutting resistance

Jelutong Screw Holding

Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out

Jelutong Screwing

Good - Screwing seldom splits wood

Jelutong Shaping

Good

Jelutong Size of Knots

Insufficient Data Available

Jelutong Size of Pores

Insufficient Data Available

Jelutong Specific Gravity

Moderate

Jelutong Specific Gravity maximum

.46

Jelutong Specific Gravity minimum

.46

Jelutong Staining

Good

Jelutong Steam Bending

Poor

Jelutong Stiffness

Low

Jelutong Surface Preparation for Finishing

No

Jelutong Texture of the Wood

Fine

Jelutong Toughness

Insufficient Data Available

Jelutong Turning

Good

Jelutong Weight

Light

Jelutong Wood Defects

Check (or split), stain

Jelutong Work Notes

None

Jelutong Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets

no

Jelutong Use for Carving

no

Jelutong Use for Cooperage

no

Jelutong Use for Decorative Veneer

no

Jelutong Use for Flooring

no

Jelutong Use for Furniture

no

Jelutong Use for Handles

no

Jelutong Use for Heavy Construction

no

Jelutong Use for Inlay

no

Jelutong Use for Interior Finish

no

Jelutong Use for Light Construction

no

Jelutong Use for Marine Applications

no

Jelutong Use for Marquetry

no

Jelutong Use for Millwork

no

Jelutong Use for Models and Patterns

YES

Jelutong Use for Musical Instruments

no

Jelutong Use for Novelties

YES

Jelutong Use for Secondary Furniture Components

no

Jelutong Use for Shingles

no

Jelutong Use for Sports Equipment

no

Jelutong Use for Turnery

no

Jelutong Use for Woodenware

no