Merpauh

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Sapwood is light brown with a grey or pink tinge and is not well-defined from the heartwood, which is light greybrown with a pink tinge. Some trees develop a core wood which is streaked with orange and red lines.

Grain is interlocked.

Texture is moderately coarse but even.

DENSITY

The timber is a Medium Hardwood with a density of 640-880 kg/m3 air dry.

USES

Suitable for medium and light construction, transmission posts, railway sleepers, high class joinery and furniture, interior finishing, panelling, partitioning, flooring, boat construction and plywood.