Wood kum'era heavy and firm, but well gives in to machining, is well ground and varnished. It well approaches for manufacturing of floors or their separate elements in art packings, and also for manufacturing of carved wooden products. Wood concerns the first class of wear resistance (serves without term restriction at a finding under a roof, without contact to damp soil and at good ventilation). It is steady against fungi and insects. An obligatory condition is drilling of apertures under nails and screws as kum'er it is firm and is easily pricked. At polishing, in order to avoid hit of a small dust in respiratory ways and eyes, it is necessary to apply a respirator and goggles. Application of varnishes, glues and first coats on a water basis is not recommended.
Volume weight in an air-dry condition: 850-1150 kg/cubic metres
Grey wood with black lines. The most popular kinds have a distinct pattern. Laurels wood is very expensive, as is exported only from India. In India it is used as wood for building designs. Application - as an interline interval for architectural work on a tree or for incrustations. In interline interval manufacture it is used only in the North America and Southeast Asia, but not in Europe. Serves as a substitute of wood of the European nut. The laurels are easily processed by any tools. Drying process is necessary for operating carefully because the laurels shrink to 15 %. The laurels are especially approaching for superficial processing by means of paints, varnishes and polyroles. Volume weight in an air-dry condition about 700 kg/m. a cube