a) General description: The heartwood is a vivid blood red, toning down to dark purple-brown with red streaks upon exposure.
b) Mechanical properties: The timber has excellent strength properties especially in bending and crushing strengths, with medium resistance to shock loads and stiffness.
c) Seasoning: Dries fairly rapidly and very well with a minimum of degrade.
d) Working properties: Despite its weight, the wood has only a slight blunting effect on tools, and machines very easily.
e) Durability: The heartwood is very durable and moderately resistant to preservative treatment.
f) Uses: This attractive wood has high strength properties, durability and outstanding stability and is ideal for high-class joinery, furniture and cabinetmaking. Also for fancy turnery and carvings, tool and knife handles, spirit levels, paddles and oars, and agricultural implements.
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