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Nyatoh is a standard Malaysian name
for timbers of Sapotaceae family and their colours
range from light pink to red-brown. These timbers
are principally from Palaquium, Ganua and Payena
genera.
The Palaquium genus account for a large part of
Malaysian Nyatoh. It consist of a wide range of
species and exhibits many properties. The Palaquium
timber weights from fairly light to extremely heavy.
In fact two species from the Palaquium genus have
been excluded from Nyatoh classification due to
their high density. The existing classification
maintained, Nyatoh wood is light to moderately heavy
and in some cases very heavy, with density ranging
from 400 -1075 kgs/m3 (25- 67 lb/ft3) air dried.
Nyatoh has a very good reputation as a fine textured
and easy to work timber.It is much sought after for
the manufacture of furniture and furniture
components, interior furnishing, paneling,
high-class cabinet and parquet flooring. The
timberis also used for the production of plywood,
both rotary peeled as well as sliced. For the above
uses the lighter species are preferred, as the
heavier speciesare not so attractive as well as
being more difficult to work.
The heavier species are suitable for medium to heavy
construction works. This include heavy-duty
flooring, door and window frames, heavy-duty
furniture, boxes,crates and wooden pallets.
Nyatoh is equivalent to Nato of the Philippines,
Masang in Thailand and Nyatuh in Indonesia.
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