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Dark Red Meranti is a 100% clear grade hardwood that is native to Southeast Asia. It is often used as an alternative to Mahogany.

Uses

General joinery, windows, shopfitting, furniture, parquet floors, boat building and construction.

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Appearance

Colour – Sapwood is purplish in colour and not clearly demarcated from heartwood. Heartwood is dark brown to deep red and sometimes deep purple. Conspicuous white dammer or red streaks.

Grain – Interlocked.

Texture – Medium.

Characteristics

Strength – High bending strength in air-dry conditions (12% moisture approx.). Compares favourably with Teak. Maximum crushing strength medium, which is lower than Teak. Moderately hard.

Weight – High – about 670 kg/m³

Ease Of Drying – Slowly and fairly difficult to dry. Warping may occur. Thick material may check and end split.

Movement In Service – Small – Dimensional stability after seasoning and holds shape well.

Preservative Treatment – Heartwood varies from resistant to very resistant. Sapwood fairly permeable to permeable.

Working properties

Sawing – Generally easy to saw but the presence of interlocked grain may cause sawn surfaces to be fibrousMoulding – Moulds easily to produce clean surfacesRouting – Usually easy to rout with machine toolsPlaning – Generally easy to plane and work in most operations, a reduced cutting angle to 20 degrees is recommended where there is interlocking grainBoring – Relatively easyMortising – easily and cleanly with sharp toolsSteam Bending – PoorTurning – Generally goodCarving – Generally goodScrewing – GoodNailing – GoodGluing – Good

Finishing

Polishing – GoodStaining – Satisfactory

Specification for Dark Red Meranti

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