Light Red Meranti Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Light Red Meranti Alternative Name 1: Light Red Lauan
Light Red Meranti Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Light Red Meranti Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Light Red Meranti Availability of Wood: Adequate
Light Red Meranti Available As Lumber: Yes
Light Red Meranti Available as Veneer: Yes
Light Red Meranti Available only in small sizes: No
Light Red Meranti Bending Strength: Moderate
Light Red Meranti Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Light Red Meranti Botanical Name: Shorea contorta, leprosula, leptoclados
Light Red Meranti Carving: Good, easy to carve
Light Red Meranti Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Light Red Meranti Color of Wood: Pink Brown
Light Red Meranti Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Light Red Meranti Crushing Strength: Moderate
Light Red Meranti Decorative Figure: No
Light Red Meranti Density: High
Light Red Meranti Drilling: Good
Light Red Meranti Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Light Red Meranti Gluing: Good
Light Red Meranti Grain: Interlocked
Light Red Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Light Red Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Light Red Meranti Hand Tooling: Average
Light Red Meranti Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Light Red Meranti Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Light Red Meranti Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological and respiratory problems
Light Red Meranti Interlocked Grain: No
Light Red Meranti Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Light Red Meranti Machine Tools: Average
Light Red Meranti Mortising: Good
Light Red Meranti Movement after drying: Low
Light Red Meranti Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Light Red Meranti Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Light Red Meranti Natural Durability: Non-durable
Light Red Meranti Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Light Red Meranti Painting: Good
Light Red Meranti Planing: Fair
Light Red Meranti Polishing: Good
Light Red Meranti Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 42
Light Red Meranti Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 42
Light Red Meranti Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
Light Red Meranti Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
Light Red Meranti Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Light Red Meranti Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Light Red Meranti Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Light Red Meranti Shaping: Good
Light Red Meranti Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Light Red Meranti Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Light Red Meranti Specific Gravity: Very high
Light Red Meranti Specific Gravity maximum: .67
Light Red Meranti Specific Gravity minimum: .67
Light Red Meranti Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Light Red Meranti Steam Bending: Poor
Light Red Meranti Stiffness: Moderate
Light Red Meranti Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Light Red Meranti Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Light Red Meranti Toughness: Low
Light Red Meranti Turning: Good
Light Red Meranti Weight: Heavy
Light Red Meranti Wood Defects: Thick stock may check (or split)
Light Red Meranti Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Light Red Meranti Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Carving: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Cooperage: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Light Red Meranti Use for Flooring: YES
Light Red Meranti Use for Furniture: YES
Light Red Meranti Use for Handles: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Heavy Construction: YES
Light Red Meranti Use for Inlay: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Interior Finish: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Light Construction: YES
Light Red Meranti Use for Marine Applications: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Marquetry: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Millwork: YES
Light Red Meranti Use for Models and Patterns: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Musical Instruments: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Novelties: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Light Red Meranti Use for Shingles: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Sports Equipment: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Turnery: no
Light Red Meranti Use for Woodenware: no