White Meranti Wood Properties by Connected Lines

White Meranti Amount of Figure: Intermediate
White Meranti Amount of Natural Luster: Low
White Meranti Availability of Wood: Adequate
White Meranti Available As Lumber: Yes
White Meranti Available as Veneer: Yes
White Meranti Available only in small sizes: No
White Meranti Bending Strength: Moderate
White Meranti Blunting of Tool Blades: Severe
White Meranti Botanical Name: Shorea assamica, cochinchinensis, hypochra
White Meranti Carving: Difficult to carve
White Meranti Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
White Meranti Color of Wood: Yellow or Golden Brown
White Meranti Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
White Meranti Crushing Strength: Moderate
White Meranti Decorative Figure: No
White Meranti Density: Moderate
White Meranti Drilling: Rather difficult
White Meranti Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
White Meranti Gluing: Good
White Meranti Grain: Interlocked
White Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
White Meranti Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
White Meranti Hand Tooling: Somewhat difficult
White Meranti Hardness: Average
White Meranti Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
White Meranti Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological and respiratory problems
White Meranti Interlocked Grain: No
White Meranti Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
White Meranti Machine Tools: Somewhat Difficult
White Meranti Mortising: Rather difficult
White Meranti Movement after drying: Low
White Meranti Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
White Meranti Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
White Meranti Natural Durability: Non-durable
White Meranti Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
White Meranti Painting: Good
White Meranti Planing: Fair
White Meranti Polishing: Good
White Meranti Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 37
White Meranti Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 37
White Meranti Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
White Meranti Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
White Meranti Sawing: High cutting resistance - Wood tends to bind or burn
White Meranti Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
White Meranti Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
White Meranti Shaping: Rather difficult
White Meranti Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
White Meranti Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
White Meranti Specific Gravity: Moderate
White Meranti Specific Gravity maximum: .51
White Meranti Specific Gravity minimum: .51
White Meranti Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
White Meranti Steam Bending: Poor
White Meranti Stiffness: Moderate
White Meranti Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
White Meranti Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
White Meranti Toughness: Moderate
White Meranti Turning: Fair to Average
White Meranti Weight: Moderate
White Meranti Wood Defects: Stain, warp
White Meranti Work Notes: Tungsten tipped or very sharp saw knives, slow feed rate
White Meranti Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
White Meranti Use for Carving: no
White Meranti Use for Cooperage: no
White Meranti Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
White Meranti Use for Flooring: no
White Meranti Use for Furniture: no
White Meranti Use for Handles: no
White Meranti Use for Heavy Construction: no
White Meranti Use for Inlay: no
White Meranti Use for Interior Finish: no
White Meranti Use for Light Construction: YES
White Meranti Use for Marine Applications: no
White Meranti Use for Marquetry: no
White Meranti Use for Millwork: no
White Meranti Use for Models and Patterns: no
White Meranti Use for Musical Instruments: no
White Meranti Use for Novelties: no
White Meranti Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
White Meranti Use for Shingles: no
White Meranti Use for Sports Equipment: no
White Meranti Use for Turnery: no
White Meranti Use for Woodenware: no