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BURMESE PADAUK

(Pterocarpus Macrocarpus  )  

1 Origin :                                 Burma  

2. Description:                        Interlocked sometimes wavy  grain. Brown to Red Brown.

                                                     Fiddleback occurs in wavy grain. Moderately Hard.  

    Weight

•       (kg / m³ )                    864 kg/m³

•       (lbs / ft³)                        54 lbs /ft³  

3. Uses                                       Furniture, Boat Building , turnery...

4. Working

             Properties           ( various authorities comments)  

                                                            *  Difficult to impregnate with preservative.  

                                                            *  Turns well.

                                                            *  Grain filler required due to pitting in surface.

                                                            *  Planes and saws well.

                                                         Thickness:         1" ; 1.5" ;  2" 

                                                                                (25mm ; 38mm ;  50mm)

                                                         Widths:              Generally 3" &  wider  

                                                                                    ( 75mm & wider )  

                                                         Lengths                4' & up ( 1.2m)