| Species: | |
| dillenia | |
| Botanical Name: | Dillenia Papuana |
| Local Name: | Red Beech |
| Australian Name: | Dillenia |
| Appearance: |
Heartwood - A rich reddish - brown with a lustre and may be darker with a purple tinge on radial surfaces. The conspicuous rays give a lacy lustrous surface. The sapwood is wide, orange - brown to pink in colour.
| Properties: | |
| Density: | 550/600 kilograms per cubic metre at 12% moisture content. |
| Strength Group: | (S5) unseasoned. (SD6) seasoned. |
| Stress Grade: | Visually graded to AS2082-2000 Structural grade 1 GOS F11 Structural grade 1 KD F14 |
| Shrinkage to 12% MC: | 3.0% Radial 9.00% Tangential. |
| Durability: | Class 4. Internal use only. |
| Hardness: | Moderately Hard/ Hard. Rated 3 on sale 1 to 6. |
| Machines: | Machines and saws readily. |
| Fixing: | Holds nails and screws well. | Glue: | Bonds well. | Finishing: | Machined surfaces are good and fine finishes can be achieved. Accepts stains and paints. |
| USES: |
Interior finishes including timber panelling, timber joinery, internal stairs and timber handrails, dark domestic timber flooring. Timber bench & bar tops.