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Salu Salu, Pacific Rimu
Botanical Name: Decussocarpus vitiensis
Source: Native Fiji
Availability: Intermittently available.
Air Drying Density: 440 kg/m3
Characteristics: This species is often substituted
for pale rimu, but it is a comparatively light and featureless
timber.
Traditional Uses: Moulding, picture frames, interior
joinery and furniture.
Generation-4 Timber Top specification:
Salu Salu responds well to the densification by the Generation-4
finish.
The Generation-4 finish
presents a dense but flexible, low maintainance finish which
is waterproof, acid and heat resistant.
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