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CEDAR  PENCIL

 (Palaquium )

1. Origin                             Pacific Islands. Papua New Guinea.  

2. Description:               Pink to red brown in colour. The grain is straight to

                                               interlocked with a moderately fine texture.

     Weight

•  (kg / m³ )                    550 kg /m³

• (lbs / ft³)                        34 lbs³

3. Uses                          Used for fight construction, protected framing, general

                                              joinery and cabinet work, shop and  office fitting, turnery,

                                              carving and boat building.

4. Working  

     Properties        ( various authorities comments)

                                                 *  Relatively  soft in relation to working with hand tools.

                                                 *  General easy to work with machine tools.

                                                 *  Finishes smoothly.

                                                 *  Glues, nails and screws well.

                                                 *  Takes a good polish after filling.

                       Specifications / Sizes generally stocked:

                                  Thickness:       1 "    ;  1.5 "  &    2 "   

                                                             ( 25mm  ;  38mm  & 50mm) 

                                        Widths             6 "   to   10 "       

                                                             ( 150mm  to  250mm)

                                        Lengths          12 '  to  14 '               

                                                              ( 2.4m - 4.2m)        

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