Yellow Meranti Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Yellow Meranti Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Yellow Meranti Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Yellow Meranti Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Yellow Meranti Available As Lumber: Yes
Yellow Meranti Available as Veneer: Yes
Yellow Meranti Available only in small sizes: No
Yellow Meranti Bending Strength: Moderate
Yellow Meranti Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Yellow Meranti Botanical Name: Shorea acuminatissima
Yellow Meranti Carving: Good, easy to carve
Yellow Meranti Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Yellow Meranti Color of Wood: Yellow or Golden Brown
Yellow Meranti Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Yellow Meranti Crushing Strength: Moderate
Yellow Meranti Decorative Figure: No
Yellow Meranti Density: High
Yellow Meranti Drilling: Fair or Satisfactory
Yellow Meranti Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Yellow Meranti Gluing: Good
Yellow Meranti Grain: Interlocked
Yellow Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Yellow Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Yellow Meranti Hand Tooling: Average
Yellow Meranti Hardness: Average
Yellow Meranti Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Yellow Meranti Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological and respiratory problems
Yellow Meranti Interlocked Grain: Yes
Yellow Meranti Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Yellow Meranti Machine Tools: Average
Yellow Meranti Mortising: Good
Yellow Meranti Movement after drying: Low
Yellow Meranti Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Yellow Meranti Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Yellow Meranti Natural Durability: Non-durable
Yellow Meranti Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Yellow Meranti Painting: Good
Yellow Meranti Planing: Fair
Yellow Meranti Polishing: Good
Yellow Meranti Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 41
Yellow Meranti Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 41
Yellow Meranti Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
Yellow Meranti Sanding: Good
Yellow Meranti Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Yellow Meranti Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Yellow Meranti Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Yellow Meranti Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Yellow Meranti Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Yellow Meranti Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Yellow Meranti Specific Gravity: Very high
Yellow Meranti Specific Gravity maximum: .66
Yellow Meranti Specific Gravity minimum: .66
Yellow Meranti Staining: Good
Yellow Meranti Steam Bending: Satisfactory
Yellow Meranti Stiffness: Low
Yellow Meranti Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Yellow Meranti Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
Yellow Meranti Toughness: Low
Yellow Meranti Turning: Fair to Average
Yellow Meranti Weight: Heavy
Yellow Meranti Wood Defects
Yellow Meranti Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Yellow Meranti Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Carving: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Cooperage: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Flooring: YES
Yellow Meranti Use for Furniture: YES
Yellow Meranti Use for Handles: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Heavy Construction: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Inlay: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Interior Finish: YES
Yellow Meranti Use for Light Construction: YES
Yellow Meranti Use for Marine Applications: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Marquetry: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Millwork: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Models and Patterns: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Musical Instruments: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Novelties: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Yellow Meranti Use for Shingles: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Sports Equipment: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Turnery: no
Yellow Meranti Use for Woodenware: no