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HEAVY - SERAYA

(Parashorea Spp.)  

1. Origin                                Asia  

2. Description:                   Light weight hardwood with colour varying from light golden

                                                 brown to deep brown on exposure. Texture moderately 

                                                 coarse but even with straight or sometimes shallowly

                                                interlocked grains

    Weight

•       (kg / m³ )               640 - 770 kg/m³

•        (lbs / ft³)                 40 -   48 lbs /ft³  

3. Uses                                  Light to medium construction under cover. Panelling &

                                                partitioning, utility furniture manufacturing, strip flooring,

                                                veneer for plywood manufacture.  

4. Working

        Properties             ( various authorities comments)  

                                                                   *  Easy to bore & to turn.  

                                                                   *  Easy to cross cut.

                                                                   *  Planing is easy and the planed surface is   

                                                                      smooth. 

                                                                  *  Nailing is excellent.

                                                                   *  Dries without degrade.