Assorted sizes dense fine grain longan hardwood are hard to get as grown mainly for its fruits and its logs are commercially unavailable. Its fine grain golden color is suited for a fine polish. Available in assorted diameters approximately 15 cm lengths are best suited to craft knife and tool handles. Its is shrink proof, water and insect repellent. Its ends are matt sealed glossy to reduce end splitting. As a slow growing timber its growth rings are tight hardly visible and end splits if any will not affect knives and tool handles crafting.
Longan tree timber (Dimocarpus longan wood) is a dense, red-to-golden hardwood known for its strength, fine grain, and natural durability, though it is rarely available in large commercial volumes. Logs are with its natural bark and ideal sizes in diorama models of a logging camp storage depot. Length: Approx. 12cm – 16cm±
Diameter: Approx. 4cm – 6.5cm±
Diameter: Approx. 4cm – 6.5cm±
Core Timber Features
- Color and Appearance: The heartwood ranges from rich red-brown to warm gold with unique grain patterns and takes a fine polish.
- Density and Hardness: It is a heavy, hard wood with strength comparable to Acacia wood.
- Durability: The timber shows good resistance to shrinking, warping, cracking, insects, and rot, as well as general moisture. Fine bark texture.
- Availability: While tough and useful, it is seldom harvested or used as primary commercial timber because longan trees are primarily cultivated for fruit production.
Common Applications
- Furniture, Flooring and Carving: Used in fine furniture manufacturing and decorative flooring. Fine wood grain carves like jelutong or brasswood and much harded and more durable.
- Specialized Tools and Parts: Traditionally used for rifle butts, textile-weaving stands, shuttle pipes, machine bearings, poles, knives/tool handle and agricultural implements.
- Home Decor and Kitchenware: Crafted into thick wood slabs, serving boards, and cutting board.
