Sepetir
Sepetir wood (Sindora spp.) is a hardwood weighing about 680 kg/m3.
Sepetir is the trade name for timber from Sindora species and the related Pseudosindora palustris, trees of the pea family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae). Tropical Timbers of the World (Chudnoff, USDA Forest Service, 1984) gives their distribution as Malaysia, Indochina and the Philippines, usually in the lowlands. It describes the heartwood as brown with a pink or golden tinge, darkening on exposure, sometimes with dark streaks, with a moderately fine texture, a spicy smell and an oily feel, and gives an air-dry density of 40 to 45 lb per cubic foot (about 640 to 720 kg/m3). It is used for general carpentry, furniture and cabinetwork, joinery, flooring, plywood and decorative veneers.
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Material Type:
Hardwood
Also Called:
Sindur, Supa
Durability Notes:
Rated as non-durable in ground contact under Malayan conditions, and not resistant to subterranean or dry-wood termites; the sapwood is readily attacked by powder-post beetles. The heartwood is extremely resistant to preservative treatment. (Source: Tropical Timbers of the World (Chudnoff, USDA Forest Service, 1984).)
Seasoning:
Seasons well but rather slowly, with little warp and a tendency to end-splitting. Kiln schedule T8-B3 is suggested for 25 mm (4/4) stock and T5-B1 for 50 mm (8/4). (Source: Tropical Timbers of the World (Chudnoff, USDA Forest Service, 1984).)
Properties:
Basic specific gravity 0.52 to 0.58 and air-dry density 40 to 45 lb per cubic foot (about 640 to 720 kg/m3); Janka side hardness 930 to 950 lbf (4,140 to 4,230 N) green and 1,170 to 1,410 lbf (5,200 to 6,270 N) dry. Shrinkage from green to oven-dry is 3.7% radial, 7.0% tangential and 10.5% volumetric, and movement in service is rated as small. Gum tends to build up on saw teeth, cutters dull rather quickly, it tends to char in boring and is difficult to work with hand tools, but it planes cleanly and finishes well. (Source: Tropical Timbers of the World (Chudnoff, USDA Forest Service, 1984).)
Typical Uses:
General carpentry, furniture and cabinetwork, joinery, flooring, plywood, decorative veneers
Interesting Facts:
The trees can reach 100 to 150 ft (about 30 to 45 m), with straight, cylindrical boles free of buttresses. (Source: Tropical Timbers of the World (Chudnoff, USDA Forest Service, 1984).)
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